PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT

Superannuation

Maintaining a growth allocation into retirement will help an investor's portfolio last longer than a switch to a conservative style, historical data shows....

Editorial

Dominic McCormick explains why achieving true portfolio diversification in the current economic climate is a complex task....

Financial planning

Most managed funds saw a positive first quarter of 2011 despite natural disasters and geopolitical uncertainty, according to Morningstar senior research analyst Julian Ro...

Financial planning

Australia is leading the way in the regulation of exchange-traded funds (ETFs), according to ETF provider BetaShares Capital....

Financial planning

Standard & Poor's (S&P) has launched new volatility and high beta indices that will measure specific stock characteristics within the S&P 500....

Funds management

Vanguard Investments has announced it will expand its presence in the exchange-traded fund (ETF) market with the introduction of three new ETFs that will track segments o...

Financial planning

Dealer groups are increasingly tightening down their Approved Product Lists (APLs) and creating their so-called 'best picks', according to AMP Capital Investors head of r...

Policy & Regulation

Shadforth Financial Group chief executive Tony Fenning believes the implementation of the Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms is likely to entail a lot of work with...

Financial planning

Environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations are becoming mainstream and will transform portfolio management....

Superannuation

Advisers could benefit from changing the name of self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs). The name could be driving away potential trustees due to the connotations of i...

People & Products

AMP Capital Investors has made two senior appointments to its multi-asset group, a specialist division that packages multi-asset, multi-strategy solutions with a risk man...

Financial planning

Westpac has expanded its online investing platform, adding a managed funds supermarket, international shares across nearly 30 countries, and U.S. exchange traded options....

Financial planning

Fund managers and research houses have come under fire for relying too heavily on benchmarks when constructing portfolios....

Financial planning

The AQR Global Enhanced Equity Fund, which is managed by the US-based AQR Capital Management, has received strong support from Australian institutional investors since it...

Financial planning

Standard & Poor’s Fund Services has placed the Goldman Sachs Income Plus Wholesale Fund ‘on hold’ following the company’s announcement that it...

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