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Financial planning

Astarra sentence an 'effective deterrent'

Former Astarra Asset Management investment manager Shawn Richard was on Friday sentenced to a total of 3 years and 9 months imprisonment with a minimum term of 2 years an...

People & Products

Bennelong bags another boutique manager

Fresh from expanding its boutique offering with the addition of two former UBS small cap asset managers in May, Bennelong Funds Management is again looking to add to its ...

Policy & Regulation

FOFA reforms come under fire from financial planners

Federal Government moves to ban risk commissions have been labelled 'poor policy' amid entrenched financial planner opposition to the FOFA reforms. This and more in the l...

Financial planning

Trio directors subject to enforceable undertakings

Two former directors of Trio Capital, including CEO Rex Phillpott, have accepted enforceable undertakings....

Superannuation

Former Trio director out of super for four years

Former Trio director, Natasha Beck, has entered into an enforceable undertaking with APRA that will preclude her from being involved in super for up to four years....

Funds management

Old fund-of-hedge-fund model 'dead'

There have been significant changes in the multi asset sector in the past 18 months, with the old feeder fund-of-hedge-fund model now dead, according to the latest Standa...

Editorial

Properly assessing commodities risks

In light of the recent falls in silver and oil prices, Ron Bewley considers the case for investing directly in commodities. ...

Editorial

How the research houses identify risks

Research Review is compiled by PortfolioConstruction Forum in association with Money Management, to help practitioners assess the robustness and disclosure of each resear...

Financial planning

Liquidity key for alternatives

Advisers remain wary of the liquidity problems the alternatives sector saw throughout the global financial crisis, but are still looking for that hedge fund type diversif...

Financial planning

Winton Global Alpha brings home the bacon

Hedge funds have been knocked around in recent times, but there’s nothing like a return of 13.2 per cent after fees to make someone sit up and pay attention....

Editorial

Finding a place for alternative investments

Fund managers remain divided regarding the merits of alternatives, with some financial planners ignoring the sector entirely, writes Benjamin Levy....

Editorial

May research round-up

PortfolioConstruction Forum asks the major research houses about their most recent projects and appointments....

Superannuation

SMSFs take up borrowing arrangements

Self-managed super fund trustees are taking advantage of new limited recourse borrowing arrangements to invest in both property and other financial assets, according to S...