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Financial planning

Westpac Online Investing will offer market data, portfolio management, access to Aegis Research, Reuters newsfeeds and analysis from Morningstar....

Funds management

A Morningstar report into the performance of managed funds has revealed the extent of the failure of global equities funds to provide returns to investors over the past f...

Financial planning

Morningstar withdraws recommendation for AMP Capital Total Return strategy....

Funds management

Morningstar has given a scathing assessment of AMP Capital Investors' Australian equities fund following the departure of one of the group's analysts on the same day the ...

Financial planning

Morningstar has placed a 'hold' recommendation on Souls Funds Management products following the announcement of the impending resignation of lead portfolio manager Frank ...

Financial planning

Structured products are often marketed on the premise that they can help protect an investor’s underlying investment. However, as Lucinda Beaman reports, advisers should ...

Financial planning

Short-term returns are not compelling for investors, while volatility remains key issue to consider when investing in small cap funds....

Funds management

Investors must fully understand explosive nature of funds focusing on risky areas of emerging markets....

Editorial

Two recent research reports suggest active fund management has failed over the medium term to outperform the market. Robin Bowerman weighs in on the index versus active d...

Financial planning

MLC has entered into a strategic alliance with burgeoning research house Zenith Investment Partners in a move that will broaden the scope of MLC's research arm, ThreeSixt...

Financial planning

Positive market movements responsible for performance of funds....

Financial planning

Ratings and research houses are uncomfortable with the manner in which some financial planning dealer groups filter their information before it actually reaches financial...

People & Products

Will lead fund manager review process and manage model portfolios and client relationships....

Financial planning

Many eyes will be on the new management team of van Eyk Research in the coming months following the resignation of one of the group's founders, and leading investment thi...

Funds management

Active management did more harm than good in 2008 and its long-term performance is also questionable....

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MARKET INSIGHTS

So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

5 months ago

Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

5 months 1 week ago

Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

7 months 1 week ago

The FSCP has issued a written direction to an adviser who charged clients “extraordinary fees” for inappropriate and conflicted advice, as well as encouraged them to swit...

2 weeks ago

ASIC has cancelled the AFSL of an advice firm associated with Shield and First Guardian collapses, and permanently banned its responsible manager. ...

3 weeks 3 days ago

ASIC has confirmed the industry funding levy for the 2024–25 financial year, and how much licensees can expect to pay....

4 days 16 hours ago