fund managers

Funds management

Fragmented Asia Pacific makes growth challenging

Fragmented and highly regulated markets in the Asia Pacific region are making it increasingly difficult for growth-hungry fund managers to expand their reach, a survey ha...

Funds management

Diversified managers banking on more beta

Managers with diversified investments strategies are using more beta positions and asset allocation moves to boost portfolios....

Funds management

Call to streamline company results announcements

Fund managers and analysts want publicly-listed companies to upgrade their results announcements....

Financial planning

ASIC may yet pursue Iraq bribery breaches

ASIC claims to have been misinterpreted and that it will now consider matters relating to the RBA/Iraq bribery allegations....

Financial planning

Planners guilty of short-termism

Roundtable told that planner short-termism has made it difficult for fund managers to take 'big’ positions....

Funds management

Asian Region Passport gets tick of approval

Four countries, including Australia, signed a pledge last week to simplify funds transfers between Asia and Pacific nations....

Funds management

Asia Region Funds Passport looks set to become reality

Finance ministers from the Asia-Pacific region are expected to sign an agreement today facilitating the seamless transition of funds between Asian and Australian economie...

Funds management

M&A activity set to grow

Merger and acquisition (M&A) activity is tipped to rise in 2013, with 10 per cent of fund managers planning to acquire another business in the next five years, a report s...

Financial planning

Investors question adviser integrity

A new ASIC survey reveals investors and consumers are largely sceptical when it comes to the integrity of financial advisers, while some of the other industry gatekeepers...

Financial planning

Planners expect too much, say researchers

Some sections of the financial planning industry do not have a full understanding of what research houses do and to what extent their ratings can be relied upon. ...

Policy & Regulation

Cross-border regulatory agreements to manage tax avoidance

Government and ASIC strike deals to combat tax evasion and supervise international fund managers. ...

Funds management

Infrastructure assets make up ground since GFC

The global infrastructure securities sector has largely recovered from the losses experienced during the global financial crisis, delivering equity-like returns with lowe...

Rate the raters

Fund managers and research houses - a cold war thaw?

Between financial planners and fund managers stand research houses vetting products as they come to market, often to the chagrin of fund managers who have come to rely on...