Australian Ethical Investment has appointed current director Steve Newnham as its executive director of business development....
With widespread industry concern surrounding the proposed changes, all eyes remain firmly locked on the progress of the FOFA reforms as we move into 2012 and ever-closer ...
Ongoing consolidation remained a central theme for the financial services industry in 2011, with big names such as Lonsec, Count Financial, DKN Financial Group and ING In...
Lonsec has lost its research contract with Australian Unity Personal Financial Services, as the firm selects Morningstar as its new research provider....
You are making the final decision as to whether to recommend an international equities fund - what is the one last question you would ask (or ask again) of the fund manag...
Lonsec has again given Mercer Multi-Manager Funds a highly recommended rating....
Lonsec has made further appointments to its research team, including a specialist quantitative analyst and a senior consultant...
Former Lonsec head of ratings - managed funds Richard Everingham has been appointed to the newly-created role of manager - research strategy....
Are multi-asset funds the next big thing, deja vu - or perhaps a bit of both? Janine Mace reports....
In the short term, we often see dramatic differences in the performance of hedged vs unhedged international equities portfolios. How much (if any) of an international equ...
In the short term, we often see dramatic differences in the performance of hedged vs unhedged international equities portfolios. How much (if any) of an international equ...
Given the dichotomy between high growth emerging markets and low-growth developed markets, should all portfolios be 'overweight' to emerging market equities? If so, overw...
This month PortfolioConstruction Forum asked the research houses: Given the dichotomy between high growth emerging markets and low-growth developed markets, should all po...
A significant proportion of financial planners are unaware of the business model of their research providers, a Money Management survey suggests....
PortfolioConstruction Forum presents the most recent projects conducted by major funds research houses over the past month....
So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...
Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...
Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...