ETFs - May 16th How ethical are Fortune's top most admired companies? Fortune's list of the top 350 most admired companies is out. So just how socially responsible are their top 12 and what should you look for when investing?
Investor Hub - May 9th Low liquidity: Friend or foe? DMX Asset Management explains attraction of small cap investments
Finance Stories - March 9th FOFA Amendments pass the parliament The parliament has passed the Corporations Amendment (Financial Advice Measures) Bill
Managed Funds - February 1st Storebrand: Sustainability is a numbers game In January 2016 the Storebrand achieved 24th place in the 2016 Global 100 (G100) Most Sustainable Corporations Index. Announced in January 2016 at the World Economic Forum, in Davos, Switzerland, by research firm Corporate Knights, the...
Managed Funds - December 17th Behind the scenes with … Sandhurst Products What is a day in the life of a fund manager like?
Managed Funds - November 25th Harper Review: The industry response The government has responded to the Harper Review – here's how industry groups have responded
Managed Funds - November 16th ASX setting "targets with teeth" Each year the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) recognises employer commitment and best practice in promoting gender equality in Australian workplaces. The WGEA Employer of Choice for Gender Equality (EOCGE) citation is designed to encourage, recognise...
Managed Funds - September 23rd How do rich Aussies manage their investments? The Capgemini/RBC 2015 Asia-Pacific Wealth Report which was published this month looked at HNWIs and their investment habits across the region in 2014 to reveal some interesting insights.
Managed Funds - July 31st Ethical investments important for many Australian Ethical community grants program
Managed Funds - June 5th CPA Australia to launch financial advice arm Just prior to the end of financial year, CPA Australia announced what it terms “a gamechanger” for the financial advice industry: a new company - CPA Australia Advice Pty Ltd – to be launched in 2016....
Managed Funds - December 9th What is The Future of Finacial Advice (FOFA)? What is FoFA? Otherwise known as “The Future of Financial Advice”, FoFA is legislation that was originally introduced by the federal Labor government in July 2012 to provide consumers with protection from deficient financial advice and,...
Managed Funds - December 8th Financial System Inquiry: expert reaction By Elizabeth Byrne, The Conversation Bank competition, increased capital levels and poorly designed taxes, such as capital gains tax and negative gearing, have been singled out for reform in the final report of the Financial System...
Managed Funds - November 4th What is the Group of 20? - G20 for Dummies With the world?s political heavyweights landing in Brisbane for the G20, what do they discuss, apart from who?s “shirt-fronting” who? Here?s a basic rundown of what global economic and financial issues are on the table: Anti-Corruption...
Managed Funds - April 22nd Wilson HTM Priority Core Fund: analysing the concepts CANSTAR speak with Andrew Dalziel, Fund Manager of the Wilson HTM Priority Core Fund, about portfolio construction.
Managed Funds - March 31st Microcaps: A project is not a business At the other end of the scale, though, are the Microcaps - the publicly listed companies with a market capitalisation below $250million AUD.
Managed Funds - March 31st Should Microcaps be a part of your SMSF? CANSTAR recently sat down with the CEO & Chief Investment Officer of Microequities Asset Management, Carlos Gil.
Managed Funds - March 25th Cormann presses "pause" on FoFA changes By Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra. The government has temporarily put on hold its highly controversial dilution of consumer protections in the financial advice…
Managed Funds - March 14th Should I Get A Managed Fund? A managed investment fund may seem like something designed for middle-aged professionals with serious money, but even if you have as little as a few thousand to invest, a managed investment might be the right product...
Managed Funds - December 20th Explainer: What US Fed tapering means for markets By Harry Scheule, University of Technology, Sydney The US Federal Reserve has announced that after more than five years of support, the “tapering” of its quantitative easing program is to begin. So what will the consequences...
Managed Funds - August 12th What is a multi-manager fund? “Don't put all your eggs in one basket” is the well-known cliche and it certainly holds true with regards to investment. Diversification - ensuring that you hold a selection of different investments within different asset classes...