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HSBC has launched a new China region structured investment product as part of its 100+ series....

Financial planning

Boutique fund manager Instreet is expanding its Link series with the introduction of the Link DS hedging product, which has received a 'recommended' rating from Lonsec....

Financial planning

Macquarie-owned Coin has added Standard & Poor's fund research to its software....

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Financial planning

The Small Cap Australian Equities sector may have performed impressively through 2009 to recover many of the losses experienced during the depths of the global financial ...

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Financial planning

Lonsec has given seven funds its top rating of Highly Recommended in the latest 2009-10 Large Cap Global Equity Fund sector review....

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After a disastrous 2008, fund managers staged a dramatic recovery last year. Chris Kennedy takes a look at fund manager performance in 2009 and the factors that prompted ...

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Financial planning

With the Australian share market showing signs of strength, Janine Mace explains why the focus has shifted from the US to that of the Chinese economy....

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Financial planning

Lonsec's annual socially responsible investment (SRI) sector review has identified a shift away from traditional 'ethical' and SRI approaches, and the researcher has deve...

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Global financial crisis has acted to make some socially responsible investment (SRI) funds less attractive to retail investors. ...

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Financial planning

Macquarie and Cromwell have requested that Standard & Poor’s withdraw its ratings on certain property funds....

Funds management

Noting an uptick in retail investor sentiment towards property, NAB has launched its first property trust in two years....

Financial planning

Leading research house Zenith believes it may have to eventually change its pricing model....

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Financial planning

MLC has entered into a strategic alliance with burgeoning research house Zenith Investment Partners in a move that will broaden the scope of MLC's research arm, ThreeSixt...

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Financial planning

There was no place to hide for funds in the alternative income space in 2008, according to the latest sector review produced by ratings house Lonsec....

Financial planning

Coin Software and Lonsec have partnered to provide monthly research reports to Coin Office users, amongst other research services....

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