The internal debate around transparency in the funds management industry has been very damaging, and it is now at risk of further regulation of the value chain, according...
The Australian Conservation Foundation has lashed out at the funds management industry for failing to comply with ethical investment disclosure obligations imposed by the...
Colonial First State is seeking to expand its reach across the Asia-Pacific region by forming a series of alliances with fund managers in those countries to distribute a ...
It may have begun as an afterthought, but today van Eyk Research is leading the pack. Ross Kelly reports....
For the first time since Money Management began publishing its Top 50 Distributors list, the big players have loosened their stronghold on Australia’s financial advice di...
Hedge fund managers have been called on to raise their industry profile and dispel the perception of secrecy that surrounds them if they intend to move into and remain in...
Advisers face many choices when building a portfolio, but as Ross Kelly finds, putting all your eggs in one basket can be risky....
Factors such as branding, fund size, investment style, internal operations (and luck) have ensured that when it comes to the Australian equities sector over recent years,...
If there is one trend when it comes to investment products and vehicle, it seems that 2004 will see a shift away from traditional managed funds. FREYA PURNELL reports....
Past performance is no indicatior of future performance is an oft qouted statement so then why is there any emphasis placed on it by fund managers and financial planners....
Should we be really happy with a return of 7 per cent? DOMINIC McCORMICK says if we took currency more seriously, we could expect to get considerably more....
AMP has revamped its fledgling non-super AMP Flexible Lifetime Investments product, which was launched in June 2003, by expanding the offering to include 47 different inv...
From almost a standing start, Capstone Financial Planning has grown rapidly to earn a place on our list of Fastest Growing Independent Dealers....
Aurora Funds Management (AFM) – the brainchild of former Challenger International executives Alistair Davidson, Simon Lindsay, Hugh Latimer and Richard Matthews – came in...
How a rating house conducts its research has been a contentious issue for some time, but as Jason Spits writes, fund managers are still seeking an open and wide-ranging p...
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 ...