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Funds management

Unlisted core wholesale property fund returns dipped in the June quarter to an annualised rate of 8.8 per cent....

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Editorial

Bela Moore and Andrew Tsanadis find some pockets of the financial services industry are hiring while others have brought their recruitment activities to a halt....

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People & Products

First State Investments has appointed two new executives to take charge of responsible investing and improve ESG....

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Rate the raters

The results of the first part of Money Management’s annual Rate the Raters survey are in and Lonsec seems to have come out on top yet again, albeit by a smaller margin. B...

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Rate the raters

Leveraging worldwide resources, Mercer’s global status has helped win respect for its research methods among the majority of fund managers in Money Management’s Rate the ...

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Rate the raters

Zenith may be the underdogs when comparing the resources of other ratings houses, but Money Management’s Rate the Raters 2012 proved you don’t need shiny toys to play wit...

Rate the raters

While the impact of recent redundancies and a shift in focus towards alternatives will not be felt until next year’s survey, one area van Eyk improved on in 2011 was the ...

Rate the raters

Morningstar’s rating in this year’s survey of fund managers has slightly deteriorated over the past 12 months, particularly in the area of methodology....

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Rate the raters

Despite announcing it would close its doors in Australia in October, S&P hasn’t dropped the ball, bringing in consistent results from respondents in Money Management’s Ra...

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Rate the raters

Lonsec’s steady-as-she-goes approach has seen the ratings house top Money Management’s Rate the Raters survey for the past few years....

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People & Products

Three key personnel from Sovereign Investment Research will join Mercer Investments as part of Mercer's strategy to create the 'leading alternatives boutique in this regi...

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Editorial

With corporate blow-ups becoming commonplace and ‘short-termism’ dominating investment markets, ESG issues are more relevant than ever. ...

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Editorial

Multi-manager funds might have done well on the inflows front, but the dispersion between returns across the sector has been at its widest for a number of years. This cou...

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People & Products

Amid a restructure of the company's Australian distribution team, Treasury Group (TRG) has appointed Stephen Bramley as director, distribution based in Melbourne....

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Financial planning

ANZ Wealth has rationalised its research contracts, with Mercer now the major provider of investment research and consulting services for its Australian Wealth and Privat...

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