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Funds management

Lonsec’s latest sector review of Australian and global equity SRI funds questions the motivations of some fund managers signing up to the United Nations Principles ...

Financial planning

Some of the proposed reforms are either unnecessary or incomplete and will not fix the core issues facing the financial services industry, according to the Boutique of Fi...

Financial planning

Australia should use its trading clout with China to force Chinese companies to become more socially responsible, according to the chief executive officer of Global Curre...

Financial planning

The chief executive of van Eyk Research, Mark Thomas, has explained the remuneration relationships between some of his research houses’ key dealer group clients and...

Funds management

More international fund managers are adopting an overweight view on equities while taking a more neutral view on bonds, according to the latest HSBC Fund Managers’ ...

Financial planning

Criticisms by van Eyk Research chief Mark Thomas of the levels of scrutiny being applied by research houses have sparked a strong response from rival research houses, wri...

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Editorial

It is now clear that the failure of many fund managers to appropriately navigate the global financial crisis has caused many investors to question the ultimate value they...

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Funds management

Super funds told to use their bargaining muscle to move away from the existing asset-based fee regime for funds management, which generates substantial fees for managers ...

Financial planning

A conference of industry superannuation funds has been warned of the implications of a minority Coalition Government for the not-for-profit sector....

Funds management

Lack of confidence in financial institutions has pushed clients towards direct investments, according to new research from Investment Trends....

Financial planning

The chief executive of van Eyk Research, Mark Thomas, has fired a broadside at the Australian investment research industry, criticising his peers for failing to apply hig...

Financial planning

The wrong assumptions are being made about fund managers and their approach to risk by those using tracking error, according to Russell Investments’ portfolio manag...

Financial planning

Fund managers and research houses have come under fire for relying too heavily on benchmarks when constructing portfolios....

Financial planning

Lonsec has been named Money Management's inaugural Funds Management Ratings House of the Year on the back of its focus on gauging what its customers want and delivering t...

Financial planning

It’s logical that the financial planning sector would seek better accountability from product providers and researchers....

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