PLATFORMS
Editorial
A booming Australian share market and strong growth in financial planning and wealth management products have resulted in a welcome boost to the bottom line of AXA Asia P...
Funds management
Performance may be king for boutiques, but they will always remain small fry unless they can secure distribution. John Wilkinson spoke to some of the more successful bout...
Financial planning
Commonwealth/Colonial Group, Macquarie Bank and AMP continue to hold the highest value in total investment management, but AXA has reported the largest growth in funds fo...
Funds management
Equipping researchers and investment committee members from dealer groups, platforms, super funds and research houses with the knowledge and insight required to understan...
Financial planning
UK heavyweight financial services provider Standard Life has signed a six-year contract with First NZ Capital (FNZ) to deliver a wrap service to the independent financial...
Financial planning
Direct investment company Explorer Group has taken a strategic stake in boutique fund manager Above the Index Asset Management and gained the services of industry stalwar...
Financial planning
The Advance Concentrated Australian Share Fund, managed by boutique firm MIR, is now available on the Asgard, BT and Macquarie wraps....
Editorial
The investment and planning world seems to be dividing into two camps with respect to “alternative” investment strategies and assets (hedge funds, managed futures, commod...
Financial planning
The FPA’s Principles on Conflicts of Interest have been refined into four statements following feedback from its membership....
Financial planning
Count Financial expects to back up its strong performance in the first half of 2005-06, forecasting half-year earnings before interest and tax 70 per cent higher than in ...
Financial planning
As predicted, investment banking and funds management giant Macquarie Bank has raked in another bumper profit of close to half a billion dollars, largely underpinned by a...
Financial planning
Coin Software was the top ranking financial planning software and IWL’s VisiPlan had the fastest rate of enhancement in 2005, according to an independent competitive repo...
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Podcast
The succession dilemma is more than just a matter of commitments.This isn’t simply about younger vs. older advisers. It’...
Significant ethical issues there. If a relationship is in the process of breaking down then both parties are likely to b...
It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...