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Financial planning

AM Corporation has formally launched a multi-manager ethical and socially responsible investment vehicle giving investors access to four of the industry’s top ethical man...

Financial planning

Hunter Hall has been given at least one thumb up by Assirt which has judged the ethical boutique fund manager as “competent” overall, awarding four stars to Hunter Hall’s...

Financial planning

Challenger International has confirmed media speculation this morning that it had indeed been in talks with Merrill Lynch about acquiring its private client division....

Financial planning

IOOF Investment Management has been upgraded from a three to a four star rating following a review of its cash, fixed interest and international equity funds by Morningst...

Financial planning

Australian firm ObjectMastery is shrugging off the downturn in the funds management business in the UK with its Transact wrap account receiving inflows of about $375,000 ...

People & Products

Former National Asset Management (NAM) chief investment officer Stephen Hiscock has returned to funds management as head of his own boutique operation in Melbourne, after...

Financial planning

Wraps and master trusts have almost become commoditised, but TOM COLLINS says they should adopt new methods to offer better value to advisers and clients....

People & Products

Aberdeen Asset Management has restructured its Australian management team, resulting in the departure of former chief executive officer Ouma Sananikone....

Funds management

Hedge fund manager specialist Financial Risk Management (FRM) has hit Australian shores, headed up by former Tower Asset Management chief executive Derek Goodyer....

Financial planning

Barclays Global Investors (BGI) has added four new index funds to its books, in response to demands from the group’s master fund and dealer group clients....

Financial planning

Towers Perrin will supply investment advisory services for the Commonwealth Bank Group after being appointed asset consultants for the banking group....

Financial planning

Boutique small cap equity manager Paradice Cooper Investors (PCI) has poached two investment managers from rival investment groups as part of its plan to push into the la...

Financial planning

The founding members of the Evensky Group are dissolving their partnership only weeks before financing they sought for part of a US$45 million financial planning empire i...

Financial planning

A major shakeup of the Commonwealth Bank group in New Zealand sees Sovereign taking over the marketing of Colonial First State Investment's (CFSI) retail funds, with the ...

Financial planning

Zurich has joined the four-star club for managers rated by Morningstar....

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