This month, PortfolioConstruction Forum asked the research houses: What, in your firm’s view, is one of the big challenges facing the Australian funds research industry a...
Former IFFP executive to head up NGS Super’s expanded planning operation....
PorfolioConstruction Forum asks the major research houses about their most recent projects and appointments....
Research Review is compiled by PortfolioConstruction Forum in association with Money Management, to help practitioners assess the robustness and disclosure of each resear...
In Money Management’s annual Rate the Raters survey, Lonsec came out at the top of the pack, with Standard & Poor’s close behind. Ashleigh McIntyre analyses the results....
Former Mercer senior manager, Angie Mastrippolito, has been recruited by Professional Financial Services (PFS) as its principal....
The continuation of the Government’s bank guarantee has seen a halving in the Australian cash trust business as markets generally struggle....
Money Management's Top 100 Dealer Groups survey reveals research house Lonsec has surged ahead of its competitors over the past year, taking the long-held industry-leadin...
Underpinning Schroders’ success in the multi-sector category is Lonsec’s high opinion of the firm’s underlying capabilities, strong risk management framework and strong p...
Investors should maintain an overweight position in global equity markets relative to overvalued bonds, according to Mercer....
Mercer's Global Manager Search Trends 2011 has revealed a renewed interest in emerging markets and alternative assets, as institutional investors seek greater diversifica...
Low-cost, simple financial advice should be incorporated into MySuper and the costs bundled along with overall superannuation costs, according to Mercer....
Environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues are increasingly guiding portfolio construction. However, taking an ESG approach can introduce new risks. Chris Kennedy ...
Responses from throughout the financial services industry have so far been lukewarm on last night's Federal Budget announcement, with some measures welcomed but some oppo...
Private infrastructure will become more appealing as a hedge against volatility and inflation, with indebted governments also looking to private sector investment....
Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...
This verdict highlights something deeply wrong and rotten at the heart of the FSCP. We are witnessing a heavy-handed, op...
Interesting. Would be good to know the details of the StrategyOne deal....