Australian Unity Personal Financial Services has selected Morningstar Australasia to provide research and analysis support....
Fee-for-service financial advisers will be more likely to find value in unbundling services rather than using an all-in-one wrap, according to Sharesight executive direct...
Large-cap Australian share funds are among the least active in the world when compared to other single-country and international share funds....
In the short term, we often see dramatic differences in the performance of hedged vs unhedged international equities portfolios. How much (if any) of an international equ...
In the short term, we often see dramatic differences in the performance of hedged vs unhedged international equities portfolios. How much (if any) of an international equ...
Major considerations for investors in Asia are the same as for any asset class - risk and return. In Asia though, the potential returns and risks can be very different fr...
Growth assets continued their decline in the third quarter, with three out of five large cap managers underperforming the already dismal returns of the index, according t...
Given the dichotomy between high growth emerging markets and low-growth developed markets, should all portfolios be 'overweight' to emerging market equities? If so, overw...
This month PortfolioConstruction Forum asked the research houses: Given the dichotomy between high growth emerging markets and low-growth developed markets, should all po...
Global small cap funds can provide significant diversification benefits to a balanced portfolio, but the strategy's inherent volatility can make more conservative investo...
A significant proportion of financial planners are unaware of the business model of their research providers, a Money Management survey suggests....
Morningstar has taken a cautious view of fully hedged international share funds in its International Equities Sector Wrap-up, with only two of the 49 strategies given the...
Listed property appears to be returning to its previous model and slowly becoming a defensive asset again, resulting in more positive financial adviser and investor attit...
Financial planners are increasingly recommending passive investments to their clients, but there is debate about the reasons behind the move away from active strategies....
What is an appropriate fee structure and level for an Australian equities fund for which performance fees are charged?...
So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...
Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...
Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...