MORNINGSTAR

Funds management

Research by Morningstar has found fixed income funds are bucking a general trend around managed fund fee dispersion with a smaller fee dispersion compared to equity ones....

Financial planning

Research house Morningstar has welcomed a new director for manager research to cover Australian and New Zealand fund managers. ...

Funds management

The competitive position of active managers is weakening and they will be unable to compete with passive players unless they diversify their product range, according to M...

Funds management

Investors in Australia and New Zealand allocated US$640 million to sustainable funds in the third quarter of 2024, reversing outflows of US$555 million in the previous q...

People & Products

Zenith Investment Partners has appointed an experienced research executive as its new group head of research following the departure of Bronwen Moncrieff....

Financial planning

Licensees need to consider “what’s the cost of doing nothing” when it comes to implementing new technology in their practices, as well as assign an ultimate owner to take...

Financial planning

With the Delivering Better Financial Outcomes legislation on the horizon next year, licensees need to decide whether they are going to take a hands-off approach or use it...

Funds management

A potential acquisition of Platinum Asset Management by Regal Partners will be beneficial for the “challenged” fund manager, believes Morningstar, but it has warned fund ...

Funds management

Stronger fund flows and a shift to higher-margin funds has benefitted GQG Partners lately but investors are underestimating the risk of performance mean reversion, accord...

Funds management

Australian and New Zealand sustainable funds saw outflows of more than $1.2 billion in the second quarter of 2024, according to Morningstar, with active strategies accoun...

Funds management

Former Lonsec chief executive, Matt Olsen, has joined Morningstar as director of manager research ratings as it branches out to rate superannuation funds....

Funds management

The shift from active managers to ETFs is likely to persist, according to Morningstar, and active firms are unlikely to be able to regain the lost market share....

Funds management

Latest analysis from Morningstar has raised concerns with four Australian asset managers, flagging their organisational issues and a less-favourable impact from interest ...

Financial planning

The role of a financial adviser is becoming more about investor management than investment management, according to Morningstar, with a greater emphasis placed by clients...

Financial planning

There may be a huge influx of alternatives coming to the market, but timing and access difficulties mean advisers can easily end up disappointed with their selection, acc...

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