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Funds management

Australian fund managers could be missing out on a golden opportunity by neglecting commodities and other global resource stocks, according to an industry review of the s...

Financial planning

Rob Keavney argues systematic rebalancing adds returns, reduces volatility and ensures planners don’t leave clients with maximum exposure at market crests – so why isn’t ...

Financial planning

A recent court ruling has put the industry on notice that clients can be compensated for a lot more than money directly lost as a result of inappropriate advice, says Pau...

Editorial

Robert Keavney returns to the topic of hedge funds, and stands firm on his view that this asset class requires a higher level of wariness among advisers....

Financial planning

Tower Limited has finalised its issuing of 11.4 million options worth over $17 million to 40 of its senior executives, and has used almost $70 million of the $185 million...

Financial planning

Diversified fixed income funds composed of alternative asset classes such as hybrid securities and global high yield corporate bonds are only achieving average performanc...

Funds management

Fund managers remain bullish as to the direction US equity markets will take for the remainder of the year and into 2005 despite last nights anticipated quarter point rat...

Financial planning

Citigroup Asset Management (CAM) is set to expand its retail presence in the Australian market with plans to launch a range of new products with the aim of building on it...

Financial planning

Equity Trustees (EQT) has struck a deal with Aberdeen Asset Management to provide responsible entity (RE) services for a range of the latter’s Asian equities funds....

Financial planning

Australian Agribusiness Group (AAG) is set to introduce a fee structure for investors wishing to use its research reports on the agribusiness sector as well as levying fe...

Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has netted its fourteenth promoter of the failed Wattle Scheme following the sentencing of a Brisbane-based di...

Financial planning

FLEDGLING boutique financial services group Mariner Financial has bolstered its ranks with the appointment of a chief financial officer and another business development m...

Editorial

LUCIE BEAMAN spoke to Richard Gilbert and Brian Thomas about what will be the major influences on the funds management world this year....

Financial planning

Advance Funds Management has signed an exclusive deal with the US based Mellon Global Investments to provide its products to the market in a sizeable retail expansion for...

Financial planning

Mariner Financial yesterday lodged prospectuses with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) for two new versions of its recently launched Lifestyle B...

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Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

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