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Financial planning

Praemium has detailed the reasons why it decided to exit its International business, which was sold to Morningstar in June for $62 million....

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Financial planning

The typical Aussie investor invests for the long term through direct mutual funds and equities, has a high risk tolerance but their engagement with asset allocation is lo...

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Financial planning

Praemium has posted a 43% jump in its funds under advice in its half yearly earnings results while reporting a net loss after tax of $2.6 million....

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Funds management

The listed investment company space could be a “holy grail” for investors who are increasingly seeking exposure to illiquid alternative assets such as infrastructure and ...

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Funds management

Praemium has sold its international operations in the United Kingdom, Jersey, Hong Kong and Dubai to Morningstar for $65.1 million....

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Rate the raters

Oksana Patron examines how research houses feel about the ratings ascribed to them by financial planners and how they addressed the potential conflict of interest areas....

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People & Products

In partnership with Lonsec, Zenith and Morningstar, it will offer 23 new managed account specialist portfolios on its FirstChoice Personal Super and Pension platform....

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Rate the raters

After years of indecisiveness, fund managers have voted for the stability of research teams while identifying potential conflicts of interest, Oksana Patron writes....

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People & Products

Eleanor Cheng, former Morningstar risk director, has joined the investment consulting firm as a consultant....

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People & Products

Samantha Woodham from Morningstar and Jeremy Weber from Lonsec have been appointed to the firm’s distribution team....

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Financial planning

Major financial advice licensees appear to be benefiting from increased competition between the funds management research houses but the news appears not so good for the ...

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People & Products

Andrew Whelan has been appointed to the newly-created role of chief distribution officer....

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Funds management

Now is the best time to get into value investing as we are witnessing one of the greatest dislocations between value and growth, according to Morningstar....

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Policy & Regulation

A new survey has revealed Australia as a global laggard on portfolio holdings disclosure with Morningstar delivering it a lowest-possible Australia has received a signifi...

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Funds management

Morningstar has announced that it has begun a formal integration of the environment, social, governance factors into its analysis of stocks, fund and asset managers. ...

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