The power of research houses is highlighted by the recent decision of UBS to no longer allow its funds to be rated by van Eyk, which it sees as a competitor....

Van Eyk Research managing director Stephen van Eyk has taken the group’s highly-public dispute with UBS Global Asset Management to the Swiss manager’s global headquarters...

The Howard government has been urged to make further cuts to the tax rate for superannuation, as well as confirm funding to deliver on its election promises to the financ...

Investors should allocate 25 per cent of their portfolio to international equities as growing volatility on global markets gives good stock pickers better scope for outpe...

Fund manager performance and investment style consistency have been identified as key factors in attracting fund flows, however manager reputation also has a strong influ...

Macquarie has joined a limited number of platform providers that are rebating fund manager volume discounts back to clients....

The Federal election has thrown the January 1, 2005 deadline for fund managers and advisers having to disclose all fees and benefits as dollar amounts into disarray with ...

Inflows to managed funds are expected to grow at between 5 and 10 per cent a year over the next two to three years, according to a new KPMG report into the wealth managem...

Competition is driving platform fees down and it’s advisers who are feeling the pinch, writes John Wilkinson....

A senior Liberal backbencher and chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Finance and Administration, Senator John Watson has praised the approach to superannuation by ...

The push for fund managers to report after-tax performance figures has been backed by the Morningstar research group, which has revealed plans to begin tracking post-tax ...

Skandia has reported a strong rise in funds flowing through its platform, Skandia One, and is aiming to maintain this growth to push it beyond $5 billion by 2006, chief e...

BT Financial Group has contacted up to 50,000 New Zealand investors to notify them of its intention to return to the High Court in Wellington and hopefully conclude an on...

A double barrelled attack has been unleashed by the Financial Planning Association and Investment and Financial Services Association enforcing tough new guidelines on pay...