Financial planners’ lack of knowledge about hybrid fund structures is filtering through to retail investment clients, requiring more education and better research, accord...

As the current rate of superannuation inflows force Australian investors to look at investing in offshore listed stocks, fund managers should be wary of responding by flo...

International equities heavy weight Platinum has once again proved popular with financial planners, but new research has revealed there is a rising star in the asset clas...

The increase in merger and acquisition activity across the globe is making it significantly more difficult for fund managers to outperform their respective markets, accor...

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Standard & Poor’s has released new findings on the mortgage fund sector, which suggests the lending environment continues to be challenging....

Funds investing in local and global property securities and blend-style share funds were the dominant players among Australian managed funds launched during the past 12 m...

BT Financial Group is about to launch a new initiative on its wrap platform that will see selected fund managers enjoying a range of exclusive benefits while investors sa...

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Australia’s top 10 fund managers found themselves back in positive territory in the three months to the end of September with BT/Westpac leading the way with an increase ...

China represents a vast untapped market for the funds management industry as it begins to address the funding of its national social security system, according to the chi...

Financial advisers pose a considerable cost to their dealer group, with the average revenue they generate equating to a $5,000 cost per advisory business, according to re...

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Global equities are being supported by buoyant liquidity despite fund managers remaining concerned about the outlook for corporate earnings, according to a Merrill Lynch ...