stock market

Editorial

Market shake-up forces rethink in hunt for value

It’s been a tough 18 months for value managers who have watched many of their long held beliefs being tested by a changing market. Zilla Efrat examines how Rothschild has...

Financial planning

It’s maaating season for our favourite lemming

“Hello, Nick Bruining speaking.”...

Financial planning

Financial advice in plain black and Whyte

1. Name: Norm Whyte 2. Job title: Proper authority holder 3. Dealer group: Professional Investment Services ...

Funds management

Fund manager of the year - Equities

1st: Merrill Lynch Mercury Asset Management 2nd: Colonial First State...

Financial planning

...and the meek shall inherit the stockmarket

Australia's biggest companies have had their day on the stock market and investors should be looking to smaller companies for stronger growth....

Financial planning

Reviewing the managers from top to bottom

Top-down fund managers have had a lean time of the past 3-4 years compared to their bottom-up counterparts, notes researcher Angela Ashton. But changing fashions and inve...

Funds management

It’s a roller-coaster ride ahead for property

Property as an asset class in Australia has generated strong returns in recent years, with listed trusts outperforming the stock market. But there are signs of a softenin...

Financial planning

More hiring than firing, survey reveals

Money managers looking to land a new job can expect the next few months to offer their best opportunity in years, according to the latest Morgan & Banks job survey....

Financial planning

Happy new year or is the bubble ready to burst?

Fund managers are becoming increasingly cautious as the risk of a major correction looms on the investment horizon. ...

Financial planning

Healthy outlook for islands in the sun

Colonial has long had a place in the sun as the dominant distributor of financial service products in Fiji. But Colonial’s recent strong growth in the Fijian insurance ma...

Financial planning

AMP software developer faces British lawsuit

A UK-based software developer whose largest project is the AMP Adviser Workbench software has confirmed it is being sued by a major British financial institution for non-...