INTERNATIONAL EQUITIES

Financial planning

The Australian equities market continues to defy expectations of a slowdown from last year’s growth highs, rising 2.2 per cent in February....

Financial planning

Fidelity Investments has made its first real stand-alone push into the financial planning market in Australia, launching both a domestic and international equity fund in ...

Financial planning

Investors should allocate 25 per cent of their portfolio to international equities as growing volatility on global markets gives good stock pickers better scope for outpe...

Financial planning

Fidelity Investments has made its first real stand-alone push into the financial planning market in Australia, launching both a domestic and international equity fund in ...

People & Products

Super fund Sunsuper has appointed Mercer Investment Consulting to advise on its range of investment products....

Financial planning

ROSS KELLY reports on why chasing past fund returns is a backward strategy....

Financial planning

Craig Phillips discovers that currency is a key consideration when it comes to investing in global equities....

Financial planning

Equities are back and like clockwork so is investor interest, with investors returning to shares from defensive asset classes such as property and cash after the exodus o...

Financial planning

Australians investing in international equities received a windfall this year, with signs of recovery in all major world markets....

Editorial

A year is a long time in funds management – and even some of our investment experts were surprised by the way markets, asset classes and investment vehicles gained or wan...

Financial planning

Standard & Poor’s has reacted to the departure of Perennial Investment Partners joint head of international equities Kerry Series last Friday by placing two funds under r...

Financial planning

Perennial Investment Partners is looking to raise the profile of its international equities arm by creating a new divisional head for the offshore asset class along with ...

Financial planning

InTech has launched its first stand-alone fund to non-consulting clients - an international fund-of-fund consisting of high conviction investment managers with little reg...

Financial planning

Colonial First State (CFS) will offer wholesale pricing on its investment platform FirstChoice with an average total fee of 1 per cent....

Financial planning

Colonial First State launched its FirstChoice wholesale platform today while also announcing a record $7 billion funds under administration for its retail counterpart....

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