RESEARCH AND RATINGS

Financial planning

An overwhelming majority of financial planners and brokers agree bond exchange traded funds (ETFs) need to be better explained before they are accepted, according to a su...

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Financial planning

<b>S&P Data:</b> Standard & Poor's Star Ratings are a forward looking qualitative assessment of a manager's ability to consistently generate superior risk-adjusted fund r...

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Financial planning

An ASIC consultation paper has proposed that research houses improve transparency and clearly separate their business units in order to manage real or perceived conflicts...

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Funds management

Private equity appears to have outperformed according to the results of the latest Cambridge Associates index....

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Life/Risk

Financial planner satisfaction with life insurers remains high but some are looking for alternatives, according to the Investment Trends 2011 Planner Risk Report....

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Financial planning

MLC's Horizon and BlackRock Wholesale Balanced Fund have been downgraded in Standard & Poor's second release of Multi-Sector Funds for 2011 Review....

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Financial planning

The Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) industry is continuing to gather pace in Australia, according to the latest data released by specialist BetaShares....

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Financial planning

Despite the turmoil of global markets, Australians are optimistic about the Australian property market and the state of the economy as a whole, according to the latest re...

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Financial planning

WHK Group has appointed Mercer to provide investment research support and Macquarie Private Wealth to provide share execution services following a competitive market tend...

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Financial planning

Advertised financial planning industry job vacancies have fallen over the last three months to 31 October 2011 due to regulatory change and institutional mergers, accordi...

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Editorial

Evan Erlanson takes a look at the broader Asian market and identifies opportunities based on countries' economic orientation....

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Financial planning

Despite a wave of indiscriminate selling by Western investors, the fundamentals remain strong for Asian equities, writes Tim Stewart....

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Financial planning

Ratings house Standard & Poor's Fund Services (S&P) has left its four-star rating for the Australian Unity Healthcare Property Trust in place, despite the fund entering i...

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Funds management

Catastrophe bonds help companies to reduce the risk of loss from extreme events and are a useful source of diversification for investors, according to Van Eyk Research....

Financial planning

The global financial crisis (GFC) acted as a catalyst for many financial planners to change their business models - something that has placed them in good stead as they d...

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