RETAIL FUNDS

Funds management

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) will be conducting further research into the poor performance of retail superannuation funds after a survey released...

Financial planning

Absolute Capital has launched three of its retail funds into the New Zealand market with plans to launch a wholesale product in February next year....

Editorial

AVANTEOS appears to have nosed in front of its competitors on its wrap platform development....

Financial planning

The retail funds management industry has suffered its second consecutive quarter of decline dropping three per cent from $236 billion to $229 billion over the September q...

Financial planning

The retail managed fund market shrunk by 1.8 per cent to $291.1 billion in the June quarter of this year, figures released today by research group Plan-For-Life show....

Financial planning

UBS Global Asset Management came from almost nowhere to win this year’s Fund Manager of the Year award. DAVID HOVENDEN spoke to John Larum and Colin Woods about the group...

Financial planning

Administration platforms such as master trusts and wraps do not provide benefits to clients and, in some cases, hide the inefficiencies of the financial planning industry...

Financial planning

Thirty per cent of advisers use a combination of master trusts and retail funds when investing the superannuation savings of their clients, while 21 per cent only recomme...

Financial planning

The ANZ Bank will look to double its adviser sales force to over 600 within three years after it was confirmed yesterday that its in-house financial planners would not be...

Rate the raters

<i>Money Management</i><i>’</i><i>s </i>‘Rating the Raters’ survey was carried out in conjunction with Tom Collins from the Tom Collins Consultancy....

Funds management

Citigroup Asset Management has signalled the end of its direct management of retail funds after pulling out of managing the funds of the flagship retail superannuation o...

Financial planning

Colonial First State Investments will next week boost its adviser commissions on entry fees for retail funds by a further 20 per cent, giving advisers the full 100 per ce...

Financial planning

Morningstar’s quarterly report on the state of the managed funds industry shows that Australian retail fund assets fell over the three months of the September 2001 quarte...

Financial planning

BT Margin Lending has launched a regular gearing service into its retail managed funds, making it easier for clients and advisers to access margin loans....

Editorial

With a view of the sun setting over the Whitsunday’s from his position at the bar, Garry Weaven is looking way too relaxed for someone who has been busy putting the finis...

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