PORTFOLIO MANAGER

Financial planning

Echoing the practices of failed agribusiness groups, substantial 'marketing allowances' and loans were among the remuneration methods used by the former Astarra Capital t...

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People & Products

GMO has appointed Geoff Wells as head of Australian equities effective February 5, 2010. He will replace Rick Suvak, who is leaving the company....

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Financial planning

China is not the only country in the Asia region experiencing exceptional growth, says Fidelity Australia portfolio manager David Urquhart....

Funds management

ING Clarion is optimistic about the state of real estate investment trusts (REITs) in 2010, predicting solid growth and a total return from global REITs of between 5 per ...

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People & Products

Hugh Giddy from Cannae Capital has joined forces with the Investors Mutual investment team, it has been announced....

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Funds management

Property stocks were among the best performers in global equity markets in 2009 and the outlook remains good for 2010, according to Fidelity....

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Financial planning

Two Australian equity funds formerly managed by Souls Funds Management have had their 'on hold' status lifted and received ratings from Standard & Poor’s following a name...

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Financial planning

The increase in the number of initial public offerings (IPOs) hitting the market is likely to continue in 2010, but these offers should be assessed against a careful chec...

Funds management

A-REIT sentiment is down due to increasing interest rates, according to the latest Russell Investments Investment Manager Outlook....

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Financial planning

Commodities will continue to be the focus for many investors as they move into 2010, but equities will also look attractive....

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Financial planning

Australian investors' focus on local multi-nationals as a means of accessing overseas growth in Asia means they are missing out on the rise of domestic Asian businesses, ...

Funds management

Will Australian real estate investment trusts (A-REITs) outperform their overseas counterparts? ...

Financial planning

Alan McFarlane will be replaced by the current joint head of Walter Scott's investment management group, Jane Henderson....

People & Products

The joint head of Perpetual's Quantitative Investments, Ganesh Suntharam, will take over full management of the business when co-head Vasant Khilnani departs Perpetual in...

Financial planning

With universal rejection of the proposal to mandate superannuation investment into infrastructure assets, the search for alternative methods to meet the shortfall in infr...

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Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

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Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

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ASIC has suspended the Australian Financial Services Licence of a Melbourne-based financial advice firm....

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ASIC has released the results of its first adviser exam to be held in 2025, with 241 candidates attempting the test....

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