Editorial

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Tip of the week:Integrated marketing – are you doing it?

Are you going all the way with your clients, or stopping at second base?...

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Platforms win while managed funds suffer

Craig Phillips reports on who has benefited from the shift in funds from managed funds into master trusts and wraps....

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Is your portfolio modelling as good as you think?

Average returns are only for average people and as Jacinda Green argues, there are better ways for planners to examine the risk/return relationship in a client’s portfoli...

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Investors stay home a little too often

Investors have long held a bias to investing at home and, as Lochiel Crafter writes, this is understandable but does not justify current portfolio weightings....

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Hedging international investments

With the Aussie dollar rising, does hedging add value? Margaret Callinan reports....

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Ten reminders for clients during market downturns

Be sensitive to your clients’ concerns and address them with information that reflects their original investment objectives....

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Growing beyond your primary market

One way to grow your business and maximise efficiency is to sell more than just a core service. Max Franchitto explains what it takes to succeed at cross-selling....

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Agribusiness blooming in dry investment climate

The promise of positive returns in an otherwise dour investment climate could help advisers overcome their fear of agribusiness schemes. John Wilkinson reports....

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Singing the praises of the Singapore market

In the past 12 months Singapore’s financial services industry has begun to swell as Australian groups spread their wings into Asia. As Kate Kachor reports, Singapore is n...

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How will financial markets react to war?

What will happen to the world’s financial markets if there’s a war? CHARLES BEELAERTS investigates....

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Hedge funds: not all they’re cracked up to be

A damning new report on the hedge fund industry in Australia has found that many products do not constitute hedge funds at all. Authors of the report, MARTIN GOLD and PAU...

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Observer: Diversification may be good, but returns are better

While speaking at the FPA’s annual convention, Roger Gibson made a convincing case for asset allocation diversification – but left Dominic McCormick uncomfortable with so...