Applied Financial Planning  PETER TURBACH | MONDAY, 28 NOV 2022 This paper aims to help advisers understand and manage the commercial and operational elements involved in using managed accounts. Read more  HUB24 PTY LTD | MONDAY, 26 JUN 2023 This paper brings together industry experts in ESG investing to discuss how it is spanning generations and influencing how advisers engage with their clients. Read more  MATTHEW VAN DIJK | MONDAY, 30 OCT 2023 At face value, cost comparisons seem straightforward, however, they can exclude material factors that will detrimentally affect your client. Read more  ANNIKA BRADLEY | MONDAY, 18 DEC 2023 If managed accounts hold the key to portfolio personalisation, let's take a look at some of the challenges advisers might face when trying to make meaningful comparisons across performance returns and fees. Read more Technology  SHANE REID | FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2023 A must for firms in the financial sector. Read more Investment  TERESA WALKER | WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2023 There is no escaping that the Australian funds industry has been through a challenging time. As the economy hopefully steadies, the question the becomes how the industry itself can evolve and return to growth. Read more  BETASHARES | WEDNESDAY, 24 MAY 2023 While we cannot control what happens in the market, we can control the process we take when constructing our investment portfolios. Read more  KIERAN ROONEY | THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2023 The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate that bonds can act as a preserver of value in portfolios during times of economic or financial stress. Read more  MITCHELL HEALEY | FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2023 Unpacking the potential of separately managed accounts. Read more  BRENT BEVAN | MONDAY, 11 SEP 2023 The turbulent market conditions that have prevailed in the 2020s have proved the worth of managed accounts - but what more can they deliver to advisers? Read more  WESTERN ASSET MANAGEMENT | MONDAY, 27 NOV 2023 With bonds offering the most attractive yields in nearly 15 years, this could be an ideal time for investors to reconsider their allocations to fixed income. Given today's investment environments of higher rates, lower inflation and the Federal Reserve ... Read more  CLYDE ROSSOUW | WEDNESDAY, 14 FEB 2024 A handful of global companies have provided outsized returns this year, creating both risks and opportunities. Sometimes, the best businesses don't make the best investment cases. Read more  JONATHAN HUBBARD , BENOIT ANNE , BRAD RUTAN | WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2024 As 2024 progresses, there are several key themes that will likely influence the macroeconomic and capital markets environment. Last year, US economic growth rebounded and inflation waned, while Europe and several emerging markets countries struggled ... Read more  INNOVA ASSET MANAGEMENT | TUESDAY, 23 APR 2024 Given that most advisers would hear the term 'alpha' in relation to managed funds, let's focus on that particular investment product and consider the dangers of just paying attention to, or chasing naïve alpha. Read more |
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