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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....
Financial planning
A new wine investment scheme is being promoted as a customer loyalty plan for financial advisers, with investors getting their returns in the form of bottles of wine....
Top 100
Dealers groups are now incorporating research from a range of providers. Lucia Appleby reports....
Financial planning
IOOF has been upgraded while Colonial First State and ING have both been downgraded as part of research house Lonsec’s Diversified Sector Review released today....
Financial planning
Research house Lonsec has released its annual review of the property securities sector, describing the final quarter of financial year 2004 as a defining moment for liste...
Financial planning
A breakaway dealer group has achieved success through hands-on adviser involvement. Kate Kachor reports....
People & Products
Lonsec has named the former head of distribution with Zurich Financial Services, Steve Newnham, as its’ marketing and distribution manager as part of a raft of changes wi...
Financial planning
Lonsec Securities has maintained its outlook for AMP Capital Investors’ capital funds despite the sudden departure of its director, Michael Evans, late last week....
Financial planning
Boutique manager Eley Griffiths Group, headed by former ING portfolio managers Brian Eley and Ben Griffiths has topped a review of Australian small cap products by resear...
Financial planning
IOOF subsidiary Australian Financial Planning Network (AFPN) has signed an agreement for Londsdale Securities (Lonsec) to provide the group with its complete research and...
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It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...