The take-up of individually managed accounts (IMAs) in Australia will not be as great as the US experience, says HSBC Asset Management head of retail Rick Villars, who sa...

Invesco has promoted John Ryan, formerly a member of its clients services team, to head up its retail sales, servicing intermediaries in Victoria and South Australia....

Boutique hedge fund manager Hale and Shepherd Investments has launched its first investment product – a mixed financial commodity fund....

The subtle changes currently being made to the Hillross/AMP model reflects a repositioning of the value propositions of both businesses. GEORGE LIONDIS reports on what is...

One of the stumbling blocks for the industry in establishing a risk master trust has always been how to get the insurance groups on side. ALLAN BETTS gives an insurance p...

EQUITY Trustees Funds Management (EQTFM) has increased its existing range of funds with the development of three multi-sector funds; income, balanced and growth....

Assirt has released the findings of its six-monthly review of Perpetual Investments (PI), this time including the rating of two new sectors – the Alpha Quant Shares and A...

Assirt has given Deutsche Asset Management a tick for its Global Equities Opportunities Fund, but a cross for the fund manager’s international fixed interest capabilities...

Research house Morningstar has given Platinum Asset Management a two out of five business and management strength rating, citing the manager’s track record of solid inter...

AUSTOCK Brokers has taken a strategic stake in Stockford and is seeking seats on the board less than two weeks after the departure of St George from the troubled consolid...

HSBC Asset Management (Australia) has been given an average rating by two major research houses this week, scoring a three in Morningstar’s Business and Management Streng...

Rodney Gibson is a Queensland based financial planner and practising tax agent, and he’s on the hunt. Gibson is out to kill a few sacred cows at next months Queensland st...

Gearing has become a little too popular recently for DOMINIC McCORMICK, who says the reasons for its growth are not always in the interests of the client....

I HAVE asked dozens of financial planners where they add value to their clients. Their usual response is through advice and strategy....