australian equities

Financial planning

Investors Mutual has launched two new Australian share funds in the wake of its win in the Australian equities category of the Money Management / Assirt Fund Manager of t...

Financial planning

Colonial leads inflows in March quarter

Colonial First State Investments raked in more than $934 million in retail fund inflows over the March quarter, almost $400 million more than its nearest competitor, AMP,...

Financial planning

Vanguard reveals underachieving balanced managers

Three out of four balanced fund managers underperform after fees and taxes are taken into account, a new survey from specialist index manager Vanguard Investments has fou...

Financial planning

Colonial releases new master trust

Colonial First State has completed almost nine months of preparations for its much anticipated new master trust, gearing up to launch the investment platform to its finan...

Financial planning

UBS ecstatic with industry’s top award win

UBS Global Asset Management (UBSGAM) has taken out the most prestigious prize in the funds management industry, winning the overall title in the Money Management / ASSIRT...

Financial planning

ING retains rating from Morningstar

ING has retained its overall four star fund manager rating from Morningstar despite being marked down in two of its sector strength ratings: Australian fixed interest and...

Financial planning

SWISS PRECISION

UBS Global Asset Management has taken out the overall title to win the most prestigious prize in the funds management industry, the Money Management/Assirt Fund Manager o...

Financial planning

Finalists remain true to label

This year’s finalists in the Money Management/Assirt Fund Manager of The Year (FMOTY) Australian equities category all have one thing in common – they stuck to their knit...

Financial planning

Perpetual joins ethical band with new fund

Perpetual Investments has launched a socially responsible investment (SRI) fund, following two years of research to determine investor and financial adviser interest in e...

Funds management

Macquarie kicks off Aussie equities index fund

Macquarie has launched an Australian equities product as part of its True Index product range....

Financial planning

HSBC keeps rating despite Morningstar concerns

HSBC’s overall three star rating from Morningstar has survived a review by the research house which had scaled down the majority of the fund manager’s qualitive ratings....

Financial planning

Agribusiness immature, desperate for reform

The agribusiness industry has some serious hurdles to overcome if it is to become part of the mainstream of investments recommended by financial advisers in Australia....

Financial planning

Zurich contracts investments to Deutsche

Deutsche Asset Management (DAM) has been contracted by Zurich to implement the investment mandates formerly carried out by Scudder, effectively making Zurich a client of ...

Financial planning

BT to expand offshore investment capabilities

BT Funds Management (BTFM) will expand its international capabilities with the addition of small number of Australian analysts in the group’s investment offices in Singap...

Financial planning

New players get the results, but lack history

The Australian equities market has experienced an influx of new managers over the past few years, resulting in greater choice for investors and a more competitive market ...