 DAVID BASSANESE | FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2017 The Australian Exchange Traded Products (ETPs) sector of the funds management industry has grown rapidly in recent years and continues to evolve with increasing investor familiarity and comfort with this innovative investment structure. Read more  KIERAN QUAINE | THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2017 Kieran Quaine, Head of FIIG's Managed Income Portfolio Service (MIPS) answers frequently asked questions, candidly discussing the strategies that he and his team use to outperform. Read more  JAMES SMITH | THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2017 Active Versus Passive Funds Read more  ASHISH TIWARI , BRAD GUYNN | FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2017 In pursuit of returns and diversification, growing numbers of investors are turning to alternative risk premia (ARP) strategies, which offer access to well-known sources of excess return potential - such as value, carry and momentum. Read more  ANDREW GREENUP | THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2017 The past decade has witnessed the birth of a new asset class: Global Listed Infrastructure Securities (GLIS). While investors have embraced infrastructure as an asset class since the 1990s, the idea of investing in infrastructure via listed securities ... Read more  SIMON O'CONNOR | FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2017 Late last year an outrage occurred in New Zealand when it was revealed that all the default KiwiSaver funds on the market were holding investments in companies that either produced land mines, cluster munitions, tobacco and/or nuclear devices. Read more  CLAUDINE SIOU | FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2017 Existing rules apply until 30 June 2017 making it easier to plan for non-concessional contributions before the caps drop dramatically on 1 July 2017. Clients eligible to bring-forward non-concessional contributions should consider the opportunity to ... Read more  HUB24 PTY LTD | FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2017 It is no secret that financial advisers are under increasing pressure to grow their business which means focusing on revenue growth and profitability as well as delivering quality financial product advice to their clients in the context of an increasing ... Read more  ALEX JOINER | FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2017 Markets are focused heavily on policy speeches given in the US this month. The first came with President Donald Trump delivering a more measured, positive and optimistic message for his first Congressional address. Despite being relatively light on ... Read more |
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