ASSET ALLOCATION

Editorial

While speaking at the FPA’s annual convention, Roger Gibson made a convincing case for asset allocation diversification – but left Dominic McCormick uncomfortable with so...

Financial planning

Challenger Financial Services Group affirmed market speculation today with the appointment of Peter Greentree to head up its Australian equities operations following his ...

Financial planning

Not only is Kerr Neilson one of the forefathers of the boutique funds management industry, the head of one of the most innovative boutiques in the industry (which consist...

Editorial

Planners need to learn how to truly value the market, says Rob Keavney....

Financial planning

Paul Resnik believes it is all too easy for planners to focus on investment choice rather than investment outcomes....

Editorial

“A lot of the guiding principles adopted in the industry are false,” Centrestone Wealth Advisory joint chief executive Rob Keavney says, setting the scene for his present...

Financial planning

ING Investment Management chief investment officer Geoff Martin will step down from his role at the end of the year and be replaced indirectly by an increase in responsib...

Financial planning

The financal services industry should abandon its focus on end-of-month performance figures with investors needing to understand quarterly data at least presents a more a...

Financial planning

Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo (GMO) Australia has had its Australian and international equities capabilities lauded by Assirt with the research house branding the quantitati...

Financial planning

UBS Global Asset Management (UBS GAM) chief investment officer (CIO) and head of asset allocation Jon Taylor has left the group to take up the role of CIO at HSBC Asset M...

Financial planning

The St George Banking Group has moved swiftly to allay any fears fund managers may have about the role and place of Assirt Research in the group, saying the ratings proce...

Financial planning

With only five growth-oriented investment managers ending the financial year in positive territory the median likewise focused superannuation fund has returned -2 per cen...

Editorial

What if much of what you knew about investing was wrong? Dominic McCormick reports....

Financial planning

Adelaide-based financial planner David Middleton has called on the industry to come up with a risk-profiling process that puts the client’s needs first or run the risk of...

Financial planning

Assirt Research has named Kathleen Cave as its new head of ratings filling the position left empty since the departure of John Parrish in July last year....

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