Concerns investors have about managed funds, such as high costs and low returns, are unfounded, according to wealth management group JB Were....

As part of their value-add, financial planners are increasingly putting in the time to build direct share portfolios for their clients. Are direct investments the new coo...

Industry commentators have tried to outline an approach by which the boutique funds industry can avoid being sidelined by the rise in self-managed super funds (SMSFs) and...

Financial planning clients remain sceptical about their fees regardless of their wealth levels, according to research by the International Centre for Financial Services (...

Natural resource fund manager 90 West has announced receipt of a significant mandate from an industry super fund....

Whilst huge winds of change batter the investment and regulatory environment, a fundamental shift in the way consumers interact with technology is altering the nature of ...

What are the benefits of using a commodity trading adviser (managed futures) fund in a portfolio? What is a reasonable allocation, and where should that allocation come f...

Emerging market (EM) countries have much stronger balance sheets, a more positive investment outlook and risks that are comparable to most developed market economies....

Investment research house van Eyk has launched a new product - a tactical asset allocation tool for advisers as part of the release of the latest version of its online po...

Spurred by regulatory change and technological advances, investment platforms are driving into traditional financial planning software spaces, including customer relation...

In meeting their best interest duty, Russell Investments director of client investment strategies Scott Fletcher said financial advisers might have to go beyond third par...

As investors look to diversify their portfolios, Certitude Global Investment chief executive Craig Mowll says he has seen a renewed interest in fund managers taking an ac...

Illiquidity within global capital markets is continuing to stifle inflows into real estate private equity funds, according to Ernst & Young....

van Eyk's Jonathan Ramsay gives investors some tips for determining whether a fund manager will outperform....