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Finding the right fit for multi-asset funds

Are multi-asset funds the next big thing, deja vu - or perhaps a bit of both? Janine Mace reports....

Asset allocation is becoming critically important in a world of shorter and more extreme investment cycles. This is where multi-asset funds come in, writes Janine Mace....

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Investors talk themselves into a funk

Australian investors seem certain to close out the year with their allocations set to conservative and with half an eye on a struggling Europe, but as Mike Taylor reports...

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Managed funds vs ETFs - understanding the similarities and differences

Managed funds are supposedly a non-transparent and expensive way of investing, while ETFs are increasingly touted as low cost investment saviours. Graham Hand outlines ho...

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Rising inflation will impact portfolios - what are you doing about it?

As emerging markets wages increase significantly, the core CPI of many developed world economies will rise, and potentially force some central banks to revisit interest r...

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FOFA stampede could get uglier

The financial planning industry has been undertaking some intense lobbying in recent weeks in the hope of extracting some key amendments to the Government’s Future of Fin...

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No easy solutions to Europe's debt crisis

There is a striking similarity between what debt-ridden European countries are going through now and what some Latin American countries were going through more than a dec...

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International equities - to hedge or not to hedge?

In the short term, we often see dramatic differences in the performance of hedged vs unhedged international equities portfolios. How much (if any) of an international equ...

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Why central bankers need to take a back seat

One of the great risks to the world's economy is the irresponsible actions of central bankers, according to Robert Keavney. He argues they will give pain, but no gain....

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FOFA impasse unlikely to be resolved

Much attention has been directed towards the manner in which a Parliamentary Joint Committee will handle the Government's Future of Financial Advice legislation but, as M...

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Rising inflation will impact portfolios - what are you doing about it?

As emerging markets wages increase significantly, the core CPI of many developed world economies will rise, and potentially force some central banks to revisit interest r...

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It's not always the financial planner's fault

When clients fail to do their bit in the client-adviser relationship, financial planners are often blamed for unfavourable outcomes. Col Fullagar proposes a way to avoid ...