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Financial planning

Morningstar has taken a cautious view of fully hedged international share funds in its International Equities Sector Wrap-up, with only two of the 49 strategies given the...

Financial planning

Listed property appears to be returning to its previous model and slowly becoming a defensive asset again, resulting in more positive financial adviser and investor attit...

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Financial planning

Financial planners are increasingly recommending passive investments to their clients, but there is debate about the reasons behind the move away from active strategies....

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Editorial

What is an appropriate fee structure and level for an Australian equities fund for which performance fees are charged?...

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Editorial

This month PortfolioConstruction Forum asked the research houses: What is an appropriate fee structure and level for an Australian equities fund for which performance fee...

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Funds management

The fundamentals of Australian real estate investment trusts (AREITs) are much healthier in 2011 than they were in previous years, but not all investors should re-enter t...

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Rate the raters

Some of the key players in the funds research sector have recently undergone major executive and ownership changes. Milana Pokrajac examines how much impact - if any - su...

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Rate the raters

A Money Management survey has seen Lonsec come out on top as the best-regarded research house in the country. Mike Taylor reports....

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Rate the raters

Lonsec has yet again emerged as a favourite among dealer groups with its back-to-back victory in Money Management’s Rate the Raters survey, while van Eyk Research grabbed...

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Funds management

ETFs touted as assisting advisers pursuing an active management approach....

Funds management

A trend towards low performance hurdles and high outperformance fees among fund managers has drawn criticism from ratings houses amid suggestions there should be an indus...

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Financial planning

PortfolioConstruction Forum asked the research houses: Which are the top five quant analytics that practitioners should always consider, and why? And how much credence do...

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Editorial

PortfolioConstruction Forum asked the research houses: Which are the top five quant analytics that practitioners should always consider, and why? And how much credence do...

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Financial planning

PortfolioConstruction Forum asked the major funds research houses for an update on their on their most recent projects....

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Editorial

PortfolioConstruction Forum asked the major funds research houses for an update on their on their most recent projects....

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