ASSET CLASS

Financial planning

The listed property trusts (LPTs) sector is no longer the ‘safe haven’ asset class it was once considered to be, and advisers need to be aware of the changing risk profil...

Financial planning

Select Asset Management’s recently launched Select Gold Fund has received the tick of approval from Zenith Investment Partners, with the research house touting the asset ...

Financial planning

Planners have next to no education in the area of direct property investment, which, according to some industry commentators, is a serious oversight. Mike Taylor reports....

Editorial

How long can the listed property trust market expect its dream run to continue? Mike Taylor reports....

Editorial

Despite the flurry of interest they generated when introduced to the Australian market, the take up of hedge funds has been slow. Ben Abbott reports....

Editorial

The poor performance of many developed international share markets over the past few years has strengthened the case for investors to allocate a greater proportion of the...

Financial planning

Principal Global Investors is considering launching a global property securities fund due to a “growing appetite among investors” for the asset class, and in Australia ha...

Financial planning

InvestorWeb Research has named Advance Funds Management its top rated six star manager for Australian equities....

Funds management

In choosing which managers took poll positions in the Fund Manager of the Year (FMOTY) awards this year, Assirt employed the same process it has used in the past – combin...

Editorial

Despite a mixed track record, the traditional approach to asset allocation is rarely questioned – and it should be, says Dominic McCormick....

Funds management

MACQUARIE Financial Services is rolling out a fund of private equity funds for the retail market in what it says is a watershed for investors wanting to access alternativ...

Financial planning

MLC has appointed two new managers to its global share strategy in Bernstein Investment Research and ABN Amro Asset Management, after deciding to broaden the differentiat...

Editorial

HEDGE funds have been on a bit of a crusade lately, grabbing headlines and attracting investors who are seeking returns in an environment where they are not exactly easy ...

Financial planning

The listed property trust asset class will finish the financial year with at least its second strongest performance ever, having already achieved an index return of just ...

Financial planning

ANTHONY SERHAN outlines how Assirt judges the Fund Manager of the Year awards....

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