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For the first time in more than four years financial planners have chosen Morningstar as their preferred research house, effectively ending the long-lasting reign of Lons...

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The First Sentier Investors CFS Equity Income Fund Class A has received the Morningstar Analyst Rating of silver....

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Funds management

Fund managers should avoid ignoring energy companies as they will be vital as Australia transitions to decarbonisation....

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Funds management

Sustainable dividends, a non-benchmark approach to selecting companies, and stock-specific hedging can help manage risks while generating equity income, according to Merl...

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Funds management

Demand for technology stocks, which have been at the centre of local and global investment scene for the most of the year, remains robust....

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Funds management

US-based fund manager, GQG Partners, has announced it has been awarded a $20 million allocation from boutique investment advisory firm PlayfairTan to its global equity st...

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Funds management

Strategic-beta exchange traded products saw growth of 64% in Australia in just one year to US$4.9 billion thanks to net new inflows of $1.3 billion in 2019....

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Funds management

Responsible investment indices outperformed their non-responsible counterparts during the first quarter of the year, according to MSCI....

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Oksana Patron examines the relationship between fund managers and research houses and whether it has been affected by the recent COVID-19 pandemic. ...

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Funds management

Every single Australian-domiciled ‘sustainable’ fund outperformed the ASX 200 over the three months to 31 March, 2020, putting the rest to theory that sustainable does no...

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Funds management

The latest FE fundinfo Crown Ratings rebalance has revealed the degree to which the times have not suited many value funds but have nonetheless seen 50 upgrades to the to...

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People & Products

Morningstar is to acquire Canadian financial planning and risk-profiling software firm PlanPlus Global....

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Funds management

There is a dearth of ethical and sustainable products in the exchange traded fund (ETF) market with just nine new products launched in the past five years. ...

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Financial planning

Announced a month ago, the acquisition is now completed with AdviserLogic chief executive Daniel Gara staying in his role....

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Features

Although Lonsec has managed to retain its momentum and attracted the highest ratings from financial planners for the third year in a row, planners say it might be time to...

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