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Financial planning

Structured products are often marketed on the premise that they can help protect an investor’s underlying investment. However, as Lucinda Beaman reports, advisers should ...

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Financial planning

Short-term returns are not compelling for investors, while volatility remains key issue to consider when investing in small cap funds....

Funds management

Investors must fully understand explosive nature of funds focusing on risky areas of emerging markets....

Editorial

Two recent research reports suggest active fund management has failed over the medium term to outperform the market. Robin Bowerman weighs in on the index versus active d...

Financial planning

MLC has entered into a strategic alliance with burgeoning research house Zenith Investment Partners in a move that will broaden the scope of MLC's research arm, ThreeSixt...

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Financial planning

Positive market movements responsible for performance of funds....

Financial planning

Ratings and research houses are uncomfortable with the manner in which some financial planning dealer groups filter their information before it actually reaches financial...

People & Products

Will lead fund manager review process and manage model portfolios and client relationships....

Financial planning

Many eyes will be on the new management team of van Eyk Research in the coming months following the resignation of one of the group's founders, and leading investment thi...

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Funds management

Active management did more harm than good in 2008 and its long-term performance is also questionable....

Financial planning

Fledgling funds manager gains traction despite global financial crisis....

Financial planning

Some researchers have expressed concern over a request from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission that planners send samples of product research used to fo...

People & Products

Former Morningstar head of research to assume Intech managing director role following completion of acquisition....

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Financial planning

Investors should not make changes to portfolio following BlackRock's acquisition of BGI - Morningstar....

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Amid increased industry scrutiny and some criticism, considerable changes are taking place in the research house universe. AMAL AWAD reports....

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This verdict highlights something deeply wrong and rotten at the heart of the FSCP. We are witnessing a heavy-handed, op...

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Interesting. Would be good to know the details of the StrategyOne deal....

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It’s astonishing to see the FAAA now pushing for more advisers by courting "career changers" and international recruits,...

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Insignia Financial has made four appointments, including three who have joined from TAL, to lead strategy and innovation in its retirement solutions for the MLC brand....

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A former Brisbane financial adviser has been charged with 26 counts of dishonest conduct regarding a failure to disclose he would receive substantial commission payments ...

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Pinnacle Investment Management has announced it will acquire strategic interests in two international fund managers for $142 million....

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