RESEARCH HOUSE

People & Products

Former Lonsec head of ratings - managed funds Richard Everingham has been appointed to the newly-created role of manager - research strategy....

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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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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....

Policy & Regulation

Financial planners should have to clearly disclose the remuneration models of their research providers to clients, according to research house van Eyk's submission on dra...

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Policy & Regulation

Financial planners should have to clearly disclose the remuneration models of their research providers to clients, according to research house van Eyk's submission on dra...

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Financial planning

With traditional income-yielding investments such as government bonds delivering poor yields, there has been significant growth in the number of income funds that are bas...

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Financial planning

Portfolio manager departures and turnover are having a significant impact on the performance of Australian equity funds, morale and investor relationships, according to t...

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Financial planning

Van Eyk has decided to maintain its rating of two Australian share funds managed by CFS despite the departure of senior portfolio manager Martin Littler....

Rate the raters

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...

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Financial planning

CommSec dominates the online trading market as recent volatility fails to dampen demand....

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Financial planning

PortfolioConstruction Forum asked the major funds research houses for an update on their on their most recent projects....

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Editorial

PortfolioConstruction Forum asked the major funds research houses for an update on their on their most recent projects....

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Financial planning

Term deposits have grown by around $30 billion in the past 12 months, reflecting continuing investor caution....

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Superannuation

It may be another year before Australian superannuation fund returns regain the ground lost during the GFC....

Rate the raters

In Money Management’s annual Rate the Raters survey, Lonsec came out at the top of the pack, with Standard & Poor’s close behind. Ashleigh McIntyre analyses the results....

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