Investment Management

AMP dumps Mercer for Towers Watson

After eight years advising the $19 billion Future Directions and Responsible Investment Leaders multi-manager products, Mercer’s asset consulting agreement has not been renewed ... [more]

What’s next for China’s currency?

With Australian investors and fund managers increasingly looking to Asian markets for investment opportunities, the regions currencies will face even closer scrutiny. Michael ... [more]

The party’s over as Europe gets serious (sort of)

Last week, the leaders of the Euro zone economies announced a package of measures designed to restructure Greece’s public debt, and recapitalise Europe’s ... [more]

A super DIY investment strategy

Ron Bewley maps out a simple and effective equity investment strategy.  [more]

Why the best fund managers will bounce back strongest

The best fund managers will emerge from the current global financial turmoil in better shape than their peers, according to one of Australia’s ... [more]

Safe oil majors – an opportunity for equity investors

When we think about oil, most of us think petrol to fill the car. But our economy is far more dependent on oil ... [more]

Australia's best fund managers named

Schroder Investment Management Australia Ltd has been named overall Fund Manager of the Year The S&P Fund Awards are now in their eighth ... [more]

Anatomy of a sovereign debt crisis

Whilst much has been written in the press over recent weeks regarding the problem of sovereign debt in many countries around the world, ... [more]

Help from your stock-picking friends

Ron Bewley explains why discipline and a systematic approach to what you do is so important when constructing a portfolio of equities for ... [more]

How to see the forest AND the trees

If the global financial crisis (GFC) taught us anything - and it taught us a lot - it’s that sometimes the conventional thinking ... [more]