There was a time, which the pioneers of ethical investment in this country will remember, when investment practices which took account of non-financial criteria were cons...

INVESTORS looking to optimise their share market returns in the next six months should look to value stocks given the prevailing economic conditions, which will create a ...

It is said that a year is a long time in politics but in the world of technology and software it is close to eternity....

Will master trusts and planning software ever merge. John Wilkinson finds opinion is still divided....

I HAVE asked dozens of financial planners where they add value to their clients. Their usual response is through advice and strategy....

While many investors are steering clear of offshore markets, GEORGE LIONDIS reports that Frank Russell has stuck to its guns with its heavy international equities weighti...

The success of Australia’s Listed Property Trust (LPT) sector is driving the products, and those who invest in them, increasingly offshore. GEORGE LIONDIS reports....

AUSTRALIAN retail investors have lost faith in US stocks and have started to look elsewhere, placing the US markets under pressure to provide a stable investment ground, ...

An understanding of market movements is essential for financial planners and as ROBERT KEAVNEY writes, taking a longer term view will always reveal the underlying fundame...

The Count Financial group has flagged a small increase in its after tax profit for the 2001-02 financial year, despite another horror year on investment markets....

The AMP group has announced that it is expecting to face greater than anticipated losses in its investment income as a result of the continuing downturn on global equity ...