A Morningstar study of best practice in funds management has produced unflattering marks for Australia and New Zealand....

The APN Property Income Fund outpaced index by over 8 per cent for first the quarter of 2009, but was not subject to the full valuation process of its counterparts....

Zenith Investment Partners has joined the ranks of other research houses recommending active management in the current turbulent environment....

Short-term liquidity is still an issue and investors must realise that mortgage funds are more suitable for long-term investment....

Research house Morningstar offers qualitative assessment of 15 global listed property strategies; says fully-hedged funds will miss out this year and it's time to re-esta...

BT Wholesale Imputation Fund brokerage dropped by 0.5 per cent....

Fund's exposure to "higher-yielding but riskier sectors" such as construction and pre-developed land fed Morningstar's concerns....

Morningstar to reclassify international equities fund at the completion of acquisition on April 30....

The fallout from the financial crisis has hit platforms hard, with funds under administration and their bottom lines slumping dramatically. And as John Wilkinson reports,...

When it comes to fund manager performance in 2008-09, Amal Awad reports that the best-performing managers are those whose investment returns have plumbed lesser depths....

The heads of two of Australia’s leading investment research houses have signalled a return to relevance for active investment managers....

Active management in a volatile market has the potential to deliver better returns after fees than index funds...

$38 billion lost in December 2008 quarter....

The financial services industry largely failed to protect its clients through the market decline. A focus on robust market valuation and a willingness to adjust portfolio...