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Financial planning

Fortitude Capital and Aurora Funds have reached an agreement to merge subject to a successful Aurora Funds initial public offering....

Financial planning

ING Australia has hinted at a shake-up of the $25 billion in investment mandates it has with ING Investment Management, with chief investment officer Stewart Bretnall sta...

Financial planning

Standard & Poor's has placed the Amundi Global Diversified Fixed Interest Fund 'on hold' following the resignation of three senior staff from Amundi Asset Management in L...

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Funds management

Investors looking to take advantage of the global economic recovery should look to global equities, according to AXA chief investment officer Mark Dutton....

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Funds management

Investors should reduce their exposure to commodities as any reduction in the demand from emerging markets could lead to a big drop in share market prices, according to t...

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Editorial

Dominic McCormick explains why it is time to increase the heat on the frozen funds littering the mortgage, high yield, property and hedge fund sectors....

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Superannuation

The superannuation sector has been hit hard in recent years as funds suffered greatly at the hands of market volatility. Angela Faherty takes a look at what the future ho...

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Funds management

Mercer has developed a more sophisticated classification process for investment risk that recognises the mix of growth and defensive qualities within each asset class....

Financial planning

Janine Mace takes a look at the Australian equities market and finds the future looks good for investors, as long as they tread wisely. ...

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Financial planning

With the Australian share market showing signs of strength, Janine Mace explains why the focus has shifted from the US to that of the Chinese economy....

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People & Products

ING Australia has appointed Stewart Brentnall to the newly created role of chief investment officer....

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Funds management

Scores of fund managers struck out on their own earlier this decade, leaving institutional homes to make their own fortunes in boutique companies. So why are many now jum...

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Editorial

Have the recent issues raised by Trio Capital (formally Astarra/Absolute Alpha) created a mini-Madoff affair? Dominick McCormick investigates....

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Financial planning

Chris Condon will step down as chief investment officer of MLC at the end of February to start his own investment consultancy, but will be retained in an advisory capacit...

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Financial planning

IOOF Holdings has appointed Russell Investments as its investment consultant to help manage its $10 billion multi manager portfolios within the funds management division....

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