FUNDS MANAGEMENT
Financial planning
New research suggests SMSF advice is a prime area for consolidation....
Funds management
Managed investments and superannuation funds have underperformed their benchmarks through a combination of index hugging and high management fees with nearly fifteen per ...
Funds management
Macquarie Group has emerged as Australia’s largest fund manager and 52nd ranked manager in the world, but IFM Investors is growing in Australian influence....
Financial planning
SQM Resarch declares its intention to move beyond property and into funds ratings, starting with alternative assets and fixed income....
Superannuation
Industry fund VicSuper has broken new ground by partnering with Challengers to produce an annuities offer to members....
Superannuation
New white paper warns that member direct strategies may backfire on industry funds seeking to halt leakage of members to SMSFs....
Funds management
AMP posts strong quarter doubling cashflows over the same period in 2013 and with a solid contribution from its North platform....
Funds management
ASIC has been told there needs to be greater clarity between what represents a ‘fee’ and a ‘cost’ in Product Disclosure Statements....
Superannuation
AustralianSuper has joined a growing list of supporters for a MyPension product....
Superannuation
AustralianSuper argues that funds manager fee disclosure needs to be more robust and transparent....
Funds management
Web-based comparision sites and blanket television advertising campaigns are serving to hijack super fund members....
Funds management
Lonsec’s parent company has announced a review and the possibility of a strategic partner taking a minority stake....
Funds management
Three providers dominate the ETF sector which has recorded high levels of growth and inflows ...
Funds management
The use of SMAs continues to gather momentum, with Macquarie adding them to its Wrap Platform....
People & Products
Bennelong Funds Management has announced that Craig Bingham will assume the position of chief executive from 20 October....
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The succession dilemma is more than just a matter of commitments.This isn’t simply about younger vs. older advisers. It’...
Significant ethical issues there. If a relationship is in the process of breaking down then both parties are likely to b...
It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...