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Financial planning

In a harbinger of what is expected to be a bumper year for timber schemes, Northern Tropical Timbers expects to launch a new project in September after achieving its sale...

Financial planning

452 Capital will need to restructure quickly to ensure business management continuity in light of Warwick Negus’ departure, analysts have said....

Financial planning

Perpetual Investments’ Dublin-based international equity team has received a lukewarm welcome from Lonsec, which has assigned it a third-level ‘Investment Grade’ rating i...

Financial planning

Fund managers have delivered a strong rebuke to research groups who diversify into investment management, with over 80 per cent claiming the move creates serious conflict...

Financial planning

The recent decision by UBS to prevent van Eyk from reviewing its funds has focused attention on whether a conflict of interest exists where a research house offers servic...

Financial planning

Lonsec has become the second research house to suspend ratings on most HSBC Asset Management Australia funds, following yesterday’s confirmation of its purchase by Challe...

Financial planning

Australia’s multi-manager funds have too much exposure to in-house products, too many inefficient mandates with unit trusts, and are confused about alternative investment...

Financial planning

ING’s OptiMix multimanager funds have scored a ‘recommended’ rating from research house Lonsec, mainly in light of top quartile returns and successful tactical asset allo...

Financial planning

MLC is claiming to have achieved better after-tax returns and lower transaction costs just months after introducing it unique ‘emulation’ method for running a multi-manag...

Financial planning

With most of the ‘shocker’ products weeded out, and interest among investors surging, the agribusiness sector is heralding in a new Spring, writes JOHN WILKINSON...

Financial planning

Steve Kyling’s departure after six years at Challenger Howard Mortgage Trust has seen Lonsec downgrade the product, while his new employers, MFS, have coincidentally had ...

Financial planning

Perpetual Investments has played down research house fears its new in-house international equities arm will be a far removal from the way the asset class has been managed...

Funds management

The Perennial/IOOF Value Shares Fund, Investors Mutual Industrial Share Fund, Deutsche Australian Equities Alpha Fund and Citigroup equity Trust have maintained their pos...

Funds management

Research group Lonsec is remaining relatively up-beat about the future prospects of hedge fund investments, despite what it identifies as looming challenges for the secto...

Financial planning

Lonsec is a true research house. At least according to managing director Grant Kennaway who says this is the main distinguishing feature of the Melbourne based company....

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