Fledgling boutique fund manager Quest Asset Partners has been appointed by Russell Investment Group to manage about $35 million for its Russell Australian Shares Aggressi...

The evolution of financial planning systems has taken various forms, as the complexity of advisers’ business practices grows. Traditionally, there has been the front-end ...

ING Investment Management has appointed Justin Blaess as listed property and infrastructure director, effective from today....

While it would seem the American financial consumer likes hands-on help, Australians may want some ’professional distance’, as Ray Griffin investigates....

A stellar performance in both Australian and international equities has resulted in Alliance Bernstein taking out the overall prize in the Money Management Fund Manager o...

Boutique funds management outfit MIR is quickly becoming one of the more sought after managers in the country after it was added to the investment line-up of yet another ...

A global database for dealer group research heads, and a tax liability management tool, are next on the agenda for Morningstar following yesterday’s release of its client...

Steve Kyling’s departure after six years at Challenger Howard Mortgage Trust has seen Lonsec downgrade the product, while his new employers, MFS, have coincidentally had ...

Super fund Sunsuper has appointed Mercer Investment Consulting to advise on its range of investment products....

Even the most technology savvy financial planners are inclined to switch off when the discussion turns to ‘straight through processing’. But that could soon change, write...

Australian Financial Services has signed a deal with Praemium Portfolio Service that will see its network of 50 member firms have access to the virtual wrap system....

Just a few years ago, individually managed accounts (IMAs) were heading for the top of the charts with a bullet. Things didn’t work out exactly as planned, writes John Wi...

UBS Global Asset Management is the latest investment manager to lose key small cap personnel after the loss of its emerging companies fund portfolio manager Michael Cowin...

Individual and discrete private client portfolio manager Clime Asset Management has struck a deal with niche managed account software group Financial Simplicity to licens...