PROPERTY
Editorial
Hedge funds promised investors they would be the panacea for poor returns, but have they measured up to their promise? Charles Beelaerts reports....
Editorial
Craig Phillips looks back at some of the big funds management groups no longer in operation....
Superannuation
The super splitting law is not as complicated as first thought, Nabil Wahhab says....
Financial planning
Research house Assirt has issued a warning for the mortage funds sector claiming it is suffering from capacity constraints and a high weighting towards cash which has res...
Financial planning
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) officially launched its new professional designations yesterday at the AFA National Conference in Queensland....
People & Products
HSBC Asset Management Australia has appointed a new head of Australian equities, Robert Hook, four months after the departure of previous equity head and chief investment...
Financial planning
Markets in August provided growth-oriented superannuation funds with another bumper month of returns, reinforcing the notion that investors should focus on long-term inve...
Funds management
BT Financial Group has replaced Principal Global Investors (PGI) as investment manager for its more than $500 million of listed property trust assets by bringing the mana...
Financial planning
Master trust provider Netwealth has added a life insurance product to the range it has available through its Superannuation Master Fund, joining what seems to be a growin...
Financial planning
OFM Investment Group is conducting due diligence on a new administration outsource provider after mutually agreeing to part with incumbent provider, State Trustees, follo...
Financial planning
Property group Becton has launched the first retail mezzanine fund for property investment aimed at the self-managed superannuation fund market but denies the move is des...
Editorial
Investors rattled by the underperformance of some traditional asset classes over the past few years may be warming to the inclusion of alternatives in their portfolios. C...
Editorial
Listed investments are readily accessible, well established and offer diversification, but they’re not yet in widespread use by planners....
Editorial
The Commonwealth Bank has posted a net profit after tax of $2.012 billion, a drop of 24 per cent from last year, with funds management doing little to boost the bank’s re...
Editorial
The international investment market is starting to turn, says Greg Germon, although trying to pick the low-hanging fruit is still a tricky business....
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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...