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Editorial

PortfolioConstruction Forum asked the major funds research houses for an update on their on their most recent projects....

Financial planning

Research house Standard & Poor's Fund Services (S&P) has downgraded a BlackRock fund to two stars and upgraded a Schroders fund to five in its style-neutral peer group, p...

Financial planning

Standard & Poor's Fund Services has announced its ratings on all Aviva Investors Australia products remain unchanged, following the sale of the business to nabInvest....

Financial planning

Industry platform providers have come out swinging against a recent Investment Trends report suggesting they are not delivering on their direct share platform offerings....

Financial planning

Australian retailing stocks are trading at close to their lowest valuation in 15 years, but an ease in interest rates may very well provide the catalyst for a market reco...

Financial planning

CFS Wholesale Equity Income, K2 Australian Absolute Return, Platinum International and Platinum Asia have all maintained a 5 star rating in Standard & Poor's latest repor...

Financial planning

Standard & Poor’s will launch International Equities Research services for the Australian market on 1 September, 2011....

People & Products

Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM) has hired a new senior analyst within its global resources team, who will focus primarily on the soft commodities se...

Financial planning

Financial planning roles have increased 17 per cent year-on-year, showing stronger demand for financial planning staff as firms continue to recover from the GFC....

Financial planning

Inflows into the life insurance risk market have grown 10.4 per cent over the year to March 2011, reaching $9.5 billion....

Superannuation

While it is widely known that the expenses of retirees aged 70 are well above the full age pension, expenses for those aged over 90 still far exceed allowances from the G...

Financial planning

PortfolioConstruction Forum asks the major funds research houses for an update on the state of the market and their most recent projects....

Editorial

PortfolioConstruction Forum asks the major funds research houses for an update on the state of the market and their most recent projects....

Financial planning

Lower costs for consumers and efficient administration were the top two factors advisers would like their platform provider to improve....

Financial planning

Separately managed accounts (SMAs) play a greater role with planners who recommend them, but the adoption rate appears very slow, according to the new report by Investmen...

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