Boutique property fund manager MacarthurCook Investment Management is set to launch its first funds before the end of the calendar year almost a year after former head of...

Platinum Asset Management and Macquarie Wrap Solutions have resolved a brief but public dispute after Platinum moved to withdraw its funds from the latter’s platform inve...

When the chairman of Hunter Hall International, Peter Hall, founded the ethical fund manager back in 1994, it was a one-man band that took four years to reach $30 million...

Some advisers have successfully recommended direct equities. But Rob Keavney argues that for most, the difficulties involved will swamp the perceived benefits....

Advance Funds Management is seeking to enhance its market presence with the St George Bank-owned asset manager announcing a brand re-launch and plans to bolster relations...

There is one major theme I want to canvass over the next few months – the chain of broken promises from financial planners, research houses, investment managers and the r...

The time for a financial planning reality TV show is long overdue, says Nick Bruining....

IOOF has reported strong fundamentals for the 2003 financial year with revenue up 32 per cent to $160 million and an after-tax profit of $34 million, which compares to th...

Although Portfolio Partners has moved from boutique to big, it has retained its small and nimble approach. John Wilkinson reports....

Difficult investment markets inspire the search for simplistic solutions. Dominic McCormick says it’s time for a more sophisticated approach....

Hedge funds promised investors they would be the panacea for poor returns, but have they measured up to their promise? Charles Beelaerts reports....

The poor performance of some traditional asset classes is fuelling investor appetite for hedge funds. Craig Phillips asks whether this interest is part of a long-term phe...

Long/short funds are the darling buds of hedge funds as their strategies are “impossible to beat” and offer investors an investment “nirvana” in comparison to the strateg...

Listed investment company Bentley Equities - previously BT Global Asset Management - has flagged a move back into active investing with shareholders to vote on the appoin...