Merger and acquisition activity in the business world generally runs in cycles. One organisation buys or merges with another, which in turn can trigger a frenzy of activi...
Research methodologies and processes are the ultimate means by which one research house can differentiate itself from its competitors....
Credit Suisse Asset Management has suffered another blow to its struggling Australian equities capabilities, with the departure of group head Peter Sartori prompting one ...
One of the world’s largest fund managers has cut-off access to van Eyk Research, accusing the ratings house of acting as its competitor and claiming that it could not tru...
The research fund run by Insurance Australia Group’s funds management arm is Mercer Investment Consulting’s top performing Australian share manager in the 12 months to Ju...
Defying the sceptics, AAS has managed to continue its role in the administration ‘new world order’, as Mike Taylor writes....
A recent survey conducted by Mercer showed some useful results for the super industry preparing for choice of fund. Mike Taylor reports....
Barclays Diversified Growth was the star performer in Mercer’s pooled fund survey for the quarter to June 30, returning 3.8 per cent, against a median 3.2 per cent....
Mercer Global Investments added three diversified and four sector funds to its investment products range, taking a more aggressive approach to achieving returns whilst re...
DAVID ANDERSON continues his look at what employers need to be doing in preparation for choice of fund...
In the results of our Super Review Top Super Funds Survey one thing is clear: super fund numbers are rapidly shrinking. Mike Taylor reports...
Australian equities bounced back in May, regaining most of what they lost in April and keeping the S&P/ASX 300 above 20 per cent for the financial year to date....
The Australian and overseas sharemarkets continued to decline in April, with domestic equities producing their worst monthly return for over two years....
Fund managers have delivered a strong rebuke to research groups who diversify into investment management, with over 80 per cent claiming the move creates serious conflict...
The recent decision by UBS to prevent van Eyk from reviewing its funds has focused attention on whether a conflict of interest exists where a research house offers servic...
So shareholders lose a dividend plus have seen the erosion of value. Qantas decides to clawback remuneration from Alan ...
This is why I left my last position. There was no interest in giving the client quality time, it was all about bumping ...
So the Hayne Royal Commission has left us with this. What a sad day for the financial planning industry. Clearly most ...