FUNDS MANAGEMENT

Financial planning

Wholesale fund manager QIC has appointed Cliff Smith to the newly created role of managing director for Institutional Business....

Financial planning

Cross-subsidisation of advice leaves pricing power in the hands of a select few institutions....

Funds management

The funds management industry is preparing itself for the next market cycle, with the current mergers and acquisition activity a sign that some are tweaking their busines...

Financial planning

The Macquarie Group has confirmed that it has shut down its wrap platform in the United Kingdom due to what it described as execution challenges and difficult business co...

Funds management

Some of the community anger directed towards the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) after its Melbourne Cup day rate hike appears to have trickled down to the funds man...

People & Products

Equity Trustees has strengthened its focus on Western Australia and added resources to New South Wales business development for funds management, with the appointment of ...

Editorial

ANZ reports strong profit but remains low-key on growth in wealth management....

Financial planning

A large proportion of industry super funds have high numbers of relatively small investment mandates, ultimately driving up the cost of investment management for members....

Funds management

The corporate regulator’s moves to tighten the rules for responsible entities of managed investment schemes are positive but don’t address the conflicts of in...

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...

Financial planning

Challenger has put forward a so-called five-point restructuring plan for its 25-year-old Howard Mortgage Fund....

Financial planning

BT Financial Group outpaced its peers over the 12 months to 30 June, 2010, commanding the lion’s share of growth in both funds under management and new inflows....

Life/Risk

The need for life insurance continues to grow as Australians continue to fall deeper into personal debt – and insurers owned by Australia’s four major banks will take alm...

Editorial

The criticisms increasingly levelled against ratings houses are often unfair and symptomatic of failings in the way their research is interpreted and applied, writes Mike...

Financial planning

Financial planners and dealer groups rank Lonsec as preferred ratings house on back of its research quality, client service and user-friendliness. Mike Taylor reports....

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Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

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