With large parts of the investment industry focused on benchmark-hugging rather than rocking the boat, it can be a tough time to be a boutique fund manager, but ultimatel...
Planners encouraged to assess research house compliance with new regulatory standard....
Following the recent appointment of Brad Cooper, Aberdeen Asset Management Australia managing director Brett Jollie has joined the Financial Services Council (FSC) board....
Accountants like platforms for ease of use but remain cautious based on their underlying cost....
Wilson HTM has posted a net profit loss of $1.6 million, with group revenue also taking a hit. ...
Planning acquisitions and platform restructure set scene for future performance....
Financial advice division the highlight of Australian Unity performance....
Domestic bond investors missing out on returns due to “benchmark-imposed limitations and risks”...
Australia’s largest super fund, Australian Super, has picked up a slice of Henderson Group....
The growth of the self-managed superannuation funds (SMSF) sector could be damaged by the failure of fund members to properly manage the funds and their holdings, accordi...
The old adage that managed funds launched in a short space of time and/or pursuing specific themes can herald poor future returns has a great deal of validity, warns Juli...
Median growth fund returns 19.3 per cent for one year and 6.8 per cent over 10 years....
ANZ reports solid nine months but, like others, has issues with lapse rates....
Over the 30 years to 30 June 2013, major asset class indices have returned between 8.2 per cent and 11.6 per cent per annum, led by Australian shares, Vanguard’s 2013 Ind...
BOQ hit by $34.5 million in refunds to 4 per cent of its customer base....
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 ...