There is a lot of interest at the moment in Separately Managed Accounts (SMAs) - also known as Individually Managed Accounts - and their imminent coming of age....
What will happen to the world’s financial markets if there’s a war? CHARLES BEELAERTS investigates....
A damning new report on the hedge fund industry in Australia has found that many products do not constitute hedge funds at all. Authors of the report, MARTIN GOLD and PAU...
Short-term market forecasts are about as useful as horoscopes, says DOMINIC McCORMICK....
The dominant mood of planners at the recent FPA Conference was that it has been a tough year but it is important to ensure clients adhere to their long-term strategy and ...
The Deakin Financial Services group has indicated that it will record a loss in the current financial year as it looks to bed down an ambitious growth strategy....
Listed financial planning group Count Financial has forecast an $8 million operating profit for the current financial year....
AVANTEOS appears to have nosed in front of its competitors on its wrap platform development....
Financial services company Trust Company of Australia has posted a profit of $1.97 million for the six months to August 31, which was almost 8 per cent down on the corres...
ACTIVE managers use different investment styles with the aim of outperforming the market. In the US, ‘value’ and ‘growth’ are two of the key styles used by fund managers ...
The complex nature of hedge funds should not stop advisers from recommending them, says DOMINIC McCORMICK....
US Financial advisory practices are experiencing similar challenges to local advisers as their rising costs exceed growth rates, according to the 2002 US Financial Planni...
This verdict highlights something deeply wrong and rotten at the heart of the FSCP. We are witnessing a heavy-handed, op...
Interesting. Would be good to know the details of the StrategyOne deal....
It’s astonishing to see the FAAA now pushing for more advisers by courting "career changers" and international recruits,...