PROPERTY

People & Products

Melbourne-based boutique property fund manager SG Hiscock has launched a domestic equities investment division and hired former HSBC Asset Management head of Australian e...

Editorial

Challenger Financial Services Group has reported a net loss of $235.45 million for 2003/04 - the result of $280 million goodwill write down....

Financial planning

Rob Keavney argues systematic rebalancing adds returns, reduces volatility and ensures planners don’t leave clients with maximum exposure at market crests – so why isn’t ...

People & Products

Private investment firm Investec Bank has snared Ernst & Young boss Brian Schwartz as its new chief executive officer, replacing Geoff Levy who becomes the chair-elect of...

Editorial

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Financial planning

A recent court ruling has put the industry on notice that clients can be compensated for a lot more than money directly lost as a result of inappropriate advice, says Pau...

Financial planning

John Wilkinson talks to HSBC chief executive Barry Sheehan and chief investment officer Jon Taylor about the challenges of turning around the fortunes of the fund manager...

Financial planning

John Wilkinson looks at the demand for Australian timber driving growth in the agribusiness sector....

Financial planning

There are thousands of opportunities waiting for those planners prepared to venture beyond their own backyard, writes David Thomas....

Editorial

Robert Keavney returns to the topic of hedge funds, and stands firm on his view that this asset class requires a higher level of wariness among advisers....

Superannuation

Nick Bruining takes a serious look at the impact of choice of fund legislation on the asset management and self-managed super arena....

Financial planning

Madison Financial Group may be smaller in adviser numbers, but bigger is not always better as Ross Kelly discovers....

Financial planning

While Mercer has been entrenched in the asset consulting scene for many years, it is a relatively new player in the retail research space. Freya Purnell looks at the rise...

Financial planning

Lonsec is a true research house. At least according to managing director Grant Kennaway who says this is the main distinguishing feature of the Melbourne based company....

Financial planning

While property depreciation falls into the tax agent or accountant’s sphere of responsibility, financial planners must understand how a new tax ruling may impact investor...

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