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Alliance a work in progress

Alliance's Wholesale Australian Equity Growth Fund has experienced both strategic and personnel difficulties in recent times. The fund has underperformed its benchmark by 1.11 per cent over the last year and 4.2 per cent over the last three years ending ...

Browne moves from Amazon to AMP

... insurance Anne Fitzgerald. Fitzgerald said AMP will benefit from Browne's 20 years experience in the insurance business and will focus on growing profitable share in the retail life insurance market.

Industry super funds outperform by three times

Industry superannuation funds have outperformed their retail rivals by nearly three times and over a 40 year investment period generate 35 per cent more for members according to research data released by SuperRatings and Rainmaker Information on behalf ...

Institutional investors warm to hedge funds

... tend to drill deep down and adhere to processes. However there may be too strong an emphasis on processes and not enough focus on risk return," he said. BT Financial Group head of alternative investments Richard Keary warned growing institutional participation ...

Companies on track towards IAS compliance: ASIC

... high level of compliance with the standard indicates that it has achieved the objectives of having directors and management focus on this issue as well as provide users of the financial report with information about the expected impact of the new accounting ...

Market wrap

AAP | TUESDAY, 23 NOV 2004

In Sydney today the sharemarket is expected to open slightly higher as solid gains on the US markets are expected to flow through to the local bourse. The December share price index contract, a key indicator for the day ahead, was 10 points firmer at ...

Four stars to Merrill Lynch's monthly income fund: ASSIRT

Following the strong demand in income funds ASSIRT has taken a forward looking view in awarding Merrill Lynch's income fund a four star rating. Although ASSIRT believes the fund's size does not yet allow for diversification benefits, based on the strong ...

Morry's best of breed

Morningstar has given Australian share portfolio BGI a highly recommended rating stating the strategy remains one of the best of its breed and lead manager Morry Waked and his team employ proven methods in picking winning stocks. On a peer-relative ...

Navigator offers more choice

... committed to offering a broad selection of investment types for all investors, regardless of their particular investment focus."

Perennial builds new equities mandate

The Queensland Building Union Superannuation Scheme (BussQ) has awarded Perennial Growth Management a $50 million growth style Australian equities mandate. The BussQ appointment has contributed to a 30 per cent growth in funds for Perennial Growth since ...

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Federal Court lifts Merhi's travel ban

KARREN VERGARA

Former financial adviser Ferras Merhi is now free to travel as the Federal Court lifted travel restraint orders imposed one year ago.

Hostplus delivers double-digit FY26 returns

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Hostplus Balanced (MySuper) option delivered members 10.8% for the financial year 2025-26, while the Indexed Balanced option and the High Growth option returned members 11.06% and 12.61% respectively.

ASIC levy estimates jump 19% as regulator ramps up funding

VINNY VUCAGO

ASIC has lifted its estimated industry funding levy by almost 20% for 2025-26, with regulated entities expected to shoulder $400.5 million in regulatory costs as the corporate watchdog expands its supervision and enforcement activities.

GQG bleeds over US$7bn in FUM in June

MATTHEW WAI

Despite recording positive investment performance, GQG Partners observed a significant outflow, with net outflows of $4.62 billion recorded in the month of June, as FUM slipped to $225 billion at June end, compared to $235.5 billion in the month prior.

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Digital assets and where they stand in 2026

So far in 2026 digital assets have captured the headlines largely for the wrong reasons, but that doesn't tell the full story.

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