Tower Asset Management's forte in Australian equities has helped it win $715 million in new money to manage lately. ...

Syndication has become the darling of the direct property investment sector, with new schemes coming to the market almost every month. John Wilkinson takes a look at what...

It is a sort of chicken and egg situation. One of the reasons behind the current property boom is the cheap money available. Yet mortgage lenders are becoming concerned a...

The handing down of the recent Federal Budget revealed no real concerns for the financial services industry. In the words of one corporate commentator: "It is a bit of a ...

From a friendly society tradition, IOOF funds management operation has emerged as a business in its own right. ...

The advent of on-line share trading appears to have been a harsh wake up call for stockbrokers. Zilla Efrat examines whether the Internet poses a threat to, or an opportu...

While financial planners are flat out this time of the year helping their clients, they shouldn't ignore their own end of year financial and business affairs. At least th...

New rules on the taxation of friendly society bonds has created "a window of opportunity" for sales, according to IOOF group taxation manager Tony Jacobs....

Perpetual Investments has restructured its balanced fund, giving it more of a global orientation in line with its strengthened relationship with Fidelity In-ternational. ...

Performance track record is the common starting point for both retail and wholesale fund management appointments. Industry publications such as Money Management and Perso...

New Zealand domiciled managed funds investing in Australian and New Zealand equities have filled the majority of Morningstar's list of top ten performers for the quarter ...

While hedge funds and managed futures have been in existence for decades, it is only recently that growth has taken off in the US and Europe. Rick D Bernie believes there...

Investment researchers van Eyk Research recently completed its annual survey of Australian fixed interest managers. The firms senior analyst, Angela Ashton, found most fi...

Australian financial planners, and the research houses they rely on, come out "streets ahead" of their British and American counterparts, according to participants on the...