Oksana Patron examines how research houses feel about the ratings ascribed to them by financial planners and how they addressed the potential conflict of interest areas....
Funds managers have said they would like to see wider coverage of non-mainstream funds and more alternative investment specialist ratings....
After years of indecisiveness, fund managers have voted for the stability of research teams while identifying potential conflicts of interest, Oksana Patron writes....
For the first time in more than four years financial planners have chosen Morningstar as their preferred research house, effectively ending the long-lasting reign of Lons...
Oksana Patron examines the relationship between fund managers and research houses and whether it has been affected by the recent COVID-19 pandemic. ...
Financial planners in favour of Lonsec but have made room for some new entrants, according to Money Management's Rate the Raters survey....
Although Lonsec has managed to retain its momentum and attracted the highest ratings from financial planners for the third year in a row, planners say it might be time to...
Fund managers have recognised the growing presence of SQM Research in the first part of Money Management’s “Rate the Raters” survey....
While smaller and new entrants to the ratings market are shaking up the status quo, Oksana Patron finds that historic issues such as inexperienced staff and poor sector c...
Despite a change in planners’ sentiment, Oksana Patron finds in the second part of Money Management's Rate the Raters survey that Lonsec remained their favourite research...
The dynamics of the fund ratings market are changing and Oksana Patron writes that the established players are finding themselves facing plenty of competition from smalle...
Lonsec has regained the top spot in the first part of Money Management's 2017 Rate the Raters survey, while new and smaller player SQM Research has earned a nod from fund...
Dealer group support has seen Lonsec Fiscal regain its mantle in part two of Money Management’s 2016 Rate the Raters survey, Oksana Patron finds....
Part one of this year’s Rate the Raters survey found that, unlike last year, Zenith was ahead of the pack, followed closely by Mercer, while Lonsec saw a comparative drop...
Lonsec was pushed down to second spot in favour of Zenith, which was the most frequently used research house, according to Money Management’s 2016 Rate the Raters survey....
So shareholders lose a dividend plus have seen the erosion of value. Qantas decides to clawback remuneration from Alan ...
This is why I left my last position. There was no interest in giving the client quality time, it was all about bumping ...
So the Hayne Royal Commission has left us with this. What a sad day for the financial planning industry. Clearly most ...