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Deakin reports loss on back of expansion drive

Deakin Financial Services has reported an operating loss of $776,403 for the first half of this financial year, and predicts this will increase to a loss of $1.2 million ...

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The ‘science’ of asset allocation

Despite a mixed track record, the traditional approach to asset allocation is rarely questioned – and it should be, says Dominic McCormick....

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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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Suncorp profit rise despite wealth management slump

Suncorp Metway has recorded a slight profit increase in the six months to December last year, despite a sharp drop in the performance of its wealth management division....

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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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Property syndicates built on shaky foundations

Many property syndicates have such flawed structures they would be completely unacceptable in any other form of managed investment, says Rob Keavney....

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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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Managed accounts vs managed funds

There is a lot of interest at the moment in Separately Managed Accounts (SMAs) - also known as Individually Managed Accounts - and their imminent coming of age....

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Bear markets put the squeeze on fees

We are all aware that reduced levels of investment returns will accelerate the rate at which clients are demanding lower overall fees for their managed investments....

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Short-term forecasts and other silly questions

Short-term market forecasts are about as useful as horoscopes, says DOMINIC McCORMICK....

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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...