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...
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...
Financial planners are increasingly recommending passive investments to their clients, but there is debate about the reasons behind the move away from active strategies....
What is an appropriate fee structure and level for an Australian equities fund for which performance fees are charged?...
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...
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...
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...
A Money Management survey has seen Lonsec come out on top as the best-regarded research house in the country. Mike Taylor reports....
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...
ETFs touted as assisting advisers pursuing an active management approach....
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...
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...
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...
PortfolioConstruction Forum asked the major funds research houses for an update on their on their most recent projects....
PortfolioConstruction Forum asked the major funds research houses for an update on their on their most recent projects....
So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...
Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...
Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...