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Financial planning

Morningstar behavioural scientist Ryan Murphy has shared the top annoyances held by clients towards their financial advisers and how it could impact their ongoing relatio...

Financial planning

The restructure of Insignia Financial’s advice network into two parts could lead to further adviser attrition than initially forecast if advisers shun the salaried model,...

Financial planning

Morningstar believes there is still further to run with the potential takeover of Insignia Financial even with original bidder Bain Capital walking away....

Funds management

Two private market managers have shared how they aim to ensure their funds can meet their liquidity terms, reassuring advisers who are cautious about redemptions....

Financial planning

As the ESG and sustainable investment market undergoes greater consolidation, three commentators explore how financial advisers can explain a fund closure or renaming to ...

Funds management

A potential deal between Platinum Asset Management and L1 Capital may unlock cross-selling benefits but will be unlikely to reverse structural challenges facing active ma...

Funds management

Five Australasian sustainable funds closed in the last quarter, according to Morningstar, while 39 per cent of all strategies saw outflows during the period....

Funds management

The latest Morningstar asset manager survey believes ETF providers are likely to retain the market share they have gained from active managers. ...

Funds management

Platinum Asset Management has seen outflows moderate during March, down 15 per cent from the previous month when it announced two major investment team changes....

Funds management

Boutique investment consulting and research house Genium Investment Partners has announced a senior appointment to drive further growth in its research ratings business....

Financial planning

The financial advice industry is experiencing a “champagne problem” regarding pricing, with advice firms seeing no need to cut their prices to remain competitive. ...

Funds management

Perpetual CEO Bernard Reilly says there has been “extensive interest” in the firm’s wealth management division following the termination of the KKR deal with Morningstar ...

Funds management

The exit of co-CIOs Andrew Clifford and Clay Smolinski from Platinum has highlighted key person risk, with Morningstar raising its outflow forecast to 33 per cent of FUM ...

Funds management

The departure of Gerald Stack from Magellan could lead to redemptions as high as $8 billion, according to Morningstar, given the majority of assets in his infrastructure ...

Funds management

Over 250 sustainable funds globally changed their names or dropped key ESG terms during 2024 amid regulatory greenwashing fears, according to Morningstar data....

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