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Morningstar downgrades PIMCO, Vanguard funds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023
Morningstar has downgraded four fixed income products following its annual fund manager review. As part of the 2022/23 review, Morningstar completed qualitative assessments of 72 fixed income strategies. As a result, four products were downgraded and ...

Why clients fire their financial adviser

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 APR 2023
New Morningstar research reveals the underlying reasons why clients dump their financial advisers that are not related to costs or investment performance. The survey of US-based clients found three core reasons why they let go of their advisers. The ...

Magellan FUM continues backwards slide

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2023
... equities FUM, as well as a $0.2 billion rise in its infrastructure equities FUM. Still, at the end of last month, Morningstar downgraded Magellan to a "very high" uncertainty rating. Morningstar equity analyst Shaun Ler warned that investors are showing ...

Rating the rating houses: How much do advisers rely on fund research?

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2023
... if it is consistent with the client's broader long-term interests and likely circumstances. Rick Di Cristoforo, Morningstar director research and investment products for Australia and New Zealand, said that ASIC 175 urges advisers to understand their ...

Outflows, M&A batter active managers

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2023
... year. This frenetic pace of change in the sector has flipped investor and analyst sentiment. This time last year, Morningstar was confident that listed managers Magellan, Pinnacle and Platinum would overcome sporadic market selloffs and the "short-term ...

Saxo launches managed portfolios

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAR 2023
... actively managed and index-based strategies. Three offerings are managed by BlackRock, while the others are run by Morningstar, Nasdaq, Brown Advisory and Macro FX. Saxo Morningstar MOAT for example, is actively managed and invests in 30 under priced ...

Active fund managers historically underperform: SPIVA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAR 2023
... more than 50% of funds have either merged or liquidated over a 15-year horizon in all but one reported category. New Morningstar research notes also suggest that numerous listed active fund managers continue to struggle not only over an extended period ...

Morningstar launches managed accounts portfolios

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 MAR 2023
Morningstar has launched six managed accounts products that aim to help financial advisers achieve their clients' investment objectives. The Medalist Core Portfolios use both active and passive investment strategies across managed funds and exchange-traded ...

Lazard Asset Management slashes fund fees

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2023
... to third party data," Lazard Asset Management said. "All three funds also strongly outperformed the median of the Morningstar Large Cap Value Peer Group, with the Select Australian Equity Fund being the leading fund in this peer group, based on Morningstar ...

Things to watch this reporting season: Morningstar

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2023
... Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) continues to hike rates, the market should brace for a potential slowdown in 2023, Morningstar says. Morningstar warned of the looming impact of the RBA's aggressive interest rate hikes, saying the Australian economy is ...