ASSET CLASSES

Policy & Regulation

Superannuation has been confirmed as one of the most tax-effective long-term investment options for high-income earners, while Australian shares and Australian listed pro...

Superannuation

The latest AMP Capital/Investment Trends SMSF Investor Report has revealed compliance is now clearly the number one challenge being faced by people running their own supe...

Financial planning

BT Financial Group has commenced the process of bringing the management of its four multi-manager offerings in-house in an effort to enhance the structure of these produc...

Editorial

The two-year-old strategic alliance between Advance Asset Management and Mellon Global Investments has now passed the $1 billion mark in funds under management....

Financial planning

Superannuation investors have enjoyed a second consecutive year of returns in the double-digits according to the 2005 Mercer Pooled Fund Survey, with the median fund in t...

Editorial

Asset allocation strategies in 2006 will be very similar to what strategists were doing last year, says AMP Capital Investors head of investment strategy Shane Oliver....

Financial planning

So you have a million dollars to invest. Let’s start by making some general assumptions; you own the property you live in, have no outstanding debts, you’re under 50-year...

Financial planning

The investment division of insurance provider Australian Unity performed strongly in 2005, increasing its funds under management to over $3 billion for the 2005 calendar ...

Financial planning

The Queensland Investment Company (QIC) has launched an infrastructure fund that will seek investment opportunities globally....

Financial planning

At the recent PortfolioConstruction Conference, US-based Randall Lert, chief portfolio strategist with Russell Investment Group, gave the keynote address. With a worldwid...

Editorial

There is a groundswell in global activity by financial institutions and financial product issuers attempting to engineer, design and manufacture investment products that ...

Financial planning

Traditional methods of portfolio construction should be abandoned, as they cannot cater for some asset classes such as options, have difficulty accounting for global equi...

People & Products

The Federal Government has named Watson Wyatt as the asset consultant to assist in developing the investment mandates for the Future Fund....

Editorial

Picking a fund manager that will consistently outperform over the long-term is like finding the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. And while advisers have greater acc...

Financial planning

A majority of Australian-based investment managers believe international equities will be the strongest performing asset class over the next 12 months....

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MARKET INSIGHTS

Interesting. Would be good to know the details of the StrategyOne deal....

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It’s astonishing to see the FAAA now pushing for more advisers by courting "career changers" and international recruits,...

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increased professionalism within the industry - shouldn't that say, FAR register almost halving in the last 24 months he...

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Insignia Financial has made four appointments, including three who have joined from TAL, to lead strategy and innovation in its retirement solutions for the MLC brand....

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The Reserve Bank of Australia's latest interest rate announcement has left punters disheartened on Melbourne Cup Day....

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The Federal Court has given a verdict on ASIC’s case against Dixon Advisory director Paul Ryan which had alleged he breached his director duties....

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