IFM states new name is better representation of its work and customers. ...

After more than two years under new ownership, research house Lonsec has branched out into the online space, launching a planner portal aimed at retirement advice and por...

AQR Capital Management has welcomed the fact that two of the key ratings houses have awarded its Wholesale Managed Futures Fund a 'recommended' rating. ...

Investment research group Zenith has recruited former Lonsec sales and distribution manager John Ryan....

Given the nature of the relationships which traditionally exist between dealer groups and research houses, how many financial planners can actually claim to have a better...

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...

Some sections of the financial planning industry do not have a full understanding of what research houses do and to what extent their ratings can be relied upon. ...

Despite having a global presence and scale it was the specific product and services offered locally that have boosted the reputation of Morningstar, according to responde...

If a product receives a glowing review by a research house and subsequently fails, should the research house be partly responsible? The Parliamentary Joint Committee rece...

Morningstar has been named the Money Management Research House of the Year, wresting the title from Lonsec which had won it for the past several years....

ETF specialist BetaShares announced this week that it had been awarded two further ‘Recommended Index' ratings from Lonsec....

Following on from poor performance in 2011, emerging markets (EM) equities delivered strong returns over the 2012 calendar year, with the sector expected to grow in promi...

Lonsec will expand its research capability to rate both separately-managed accounts (SMAs) and the platforms on which they are offered to investors, with the first rating...

While political leaders came and went and further regulation rumbled through, it seemed the financial planning sector spent the last 12 months in a holding pattern with m...