In the wake of the Federal Budget, and with sovereign debt worries in Europe, the future is uncertain for financial planners....
Dealer groups are continuing to support calls for a unified industry voice despite concerns about how a potential merger between the FPA and the AFA would work....
Lonsec has given seven funds its top rating of Highly Recommended in the latest 2009-10 Large Cap Global Equity Fund sector review....
After a disastrous 2008, fund managers staged a dramatic recovery last year. Chris Kennedy takes a look at fund manager performance in 2009 and the factors that prompted ...
Fund managers have a more cautious market outlook due to sovereign risk concerns in Greece and other European countries, according to the latest Investment Manager Outloo...
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....
Many institutional investment strategies record turnover significantly higher than their stated levels, according to a Mercer and IRRC Institute study....
Have the recent issues raised by Trio Capital (formally Astarra/Absolute Alpha) created a mini-Madoff affair? Dominick McCormick investigates....
Fund managers are predicting modest global economic growth and higher equity returns in 2010 but are less positive about bond and credit markets, according to a survey co...
JP Morgan has asserted that the super industry needs to look at alternative styles of investment that are more closely tailored to the needs of those nearing retirement....
More financial advisers are looking to add value to their clients through bespoke services and products, as well as access to direct equities....
Performance fees being charged by some fund managers in the Australian equities extension sector are excessive, and are being applied without appropriate benchmarks....
Tactical asset allocation (TAA) has helped fund managers add value over the medium term, according to a Standard & Poor’s multi-sector report....
Standard & Poor’s has released the ratings of funds in its multi-sector review, including 77 capabilities from 15 different fund managers across the wholesale and retail ...
Light of Day, an association for investors in the unlisted property sector, has been formed for those dissatisfied with bank lending practices....
So shareholders lose a dividend plus have seen the erosion of value. Qantas decides to clawback remuneration from Alan ...
This is why I left my last position. There was no interest in giving the client quality time, it was all about bumping ...
So the Hayne Royal Commission has left us with this. What a sad day for the financial planning industry. Clearly most ...