While research houses view their pay model as the centrepiece of their offering, fund managers are more concerned about timely and digestable results, writes Jason Spits...

Planners have been cautioned about objective-based and lifecycle funds stating they may venture into risky assets that ignore investor’s particular needs....

Long-held skepticism about the performance of ethical funds appears to be unfounded. Why then, are the funds still slow to gain traction, asks Nicholas O’Donoghue....

The FSC said Australian funds managers will gain cross-border access, and the financial services sector will benefit from the Japan Australia Economic Partnership Agreeme...

Colonial First State has consolidated its position at the top of the Wealth Insights platform rankings....

THE process Lonsec implemented to select the winners for each award category is consistent with last year's process and consisted of three primary components....

The finesse of an experienced investment team can be the difference between outperforming and underperforming, even in tough market circumstances. ...

Fund managers should focus on investing in stocks they are confident in instead of hedging their bets through diversification strategies, an academic believes....

Former head of BT, Rob Coombe, claims funds management groups operate better when not under bank control. ...

OneVue undertakes rebrand with new logo and extended services....

Treasury Group takes equity stake in former Macquarie Group private equity funds management business....

Meeting the diverse needs of SMSFs will present the financial services industry with both challenges and opportunities, writes Tim Keegan....

Socially responsible investing is more complex than simply distinguishing ‘good’ companies from ‘bad’ companies, writes Bruce Smith. ...

A new planning association has been launched, promising to help advisers deliver real return strategies against the backdrop of increasing regulation. ...