The Government's proposed FOFA reforms have delivered a body blow to financial planner confidence with the majority expecting their businesses to be worse off as a result...
Do-it-yourself life insurance is becoming increasingly popular with Australians, which is largely attributed to the simplicity of buying so-called 'off the shelf' product...
Some of the key players in the funds research sector have recently undergone major executive and ownership changes. Milana Pokrajac examines how much impact - if any - su...
Claims by the financial planning industry that all industry participants, including research providers, should be liable for some client losses has been met with a mixed ...
A Money Management survey has seen Lonsec come out on top as the best-regarded research house in the country. Mike Taylor reports....
Lonsec has yet again emerged as a favourite among dealer groups with its back-to-back victory in Money Management’s Rate the Raters survey, while van Eyk Research grabbed...
Lonsec has been named Money Management's Ratings House of the Year for the second year in succession, on the back of strong support from both the fund managers it rates a...
With the exception of small cap funds, many actively managed mutual funds are struggling to beat their respective benchmarks, according to Standard & Poor's Indices Versu...
Investors are taking up more separately managed accounts (SMAs) and the number of fund managers is growing to meet demand, according to Standard & Poor's latest 'SMA Mode...
Superannuation funds with heavy equity exposures have suffered most in the July and August market volatility....
Ratings house Zenith picks up two new mandates and foreshadows further inroads....
Perpetual's decision to close its Dublin-based international equities capability has been rewarded with a ratings upgrade....
PortfolioConstruction Forum asked the research houses: Which are the top five quant analytics that practitioners should always consider, and why? And how much credence do...
PortfolioConstruction Forum asked the research houses: Which are the top five quant analytics that practitioners should always consider, and why? And how much credence do...
PortfolioConstruction Forum asked the major funds research houses for an update on their on their most recent projects....
So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...
Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...
Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...