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Funds management

Australian assets have delivered a trifecta for investors over the last 10-20 years - but that is likely to change, say Russell Investments. ...

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Rate the raters

Last year saw one of the major investment research houses, Standard & Poor’s (S&P), exit the Australian market. ...

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Funds management

The combination of a highly regarded investment team, a robust investment process and the breadth of asset classes from which investments are drawn has seen Legg Mason na...

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Financial planning

Now that client sentiment is changing for the better, advisers have a real opportunity to show off their portfolio construction skills, according to Damen Purcell, head o...

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Funds management

Equity research company Skaffold has surveyed 100 investors to find their preferences for equity markets performance for the next 12 months....

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Financial planning

Investor sentiment continues to play a large role in the performance of the Australian equity market. Colonial First State and the University of Western Australia Busines...

Editorial

The world has recently seen a dramatic turnaround in investor sentiment and market performance, but should investors be worried about the cheery consensus? Dominic McCorm...

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Editorial

Many investors haven’t made changes to their investment portfolios since the global financial crisis (GFC). Is now the time to get out of low-risk assets? Craig Keary wri...

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Superannuation

Strong sharemarket and listed property performance saw master trusts return more than industry super funds in January, according to Chant West....

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Superannuation

New research released at SPAA conference suggests SMSF trustees need adviser help on investment allocation....

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Financial planning

Despite signs that markets are recovering, there is still more money sitting in cash than there is in the total capitalisation of the ASX, according to Zenith investment ...

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Financial planning

The global Exchange Traded Products (ETP) industry has now surpassed $2 trillion in value, according to BlackRock research....

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Funds management

Australian real estate investment trusts (A-REITs) returned 32.8 per cent over the year to 31 December 2012, outperforming all other growth in Russell Investments' latest...

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Financial planning

Tyndall announces new hire ahead of more expansive approach in 2013....

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Financial planning

The client's risk profile - as determined by a financial planner - should determine how their money is managed, according to Fitzpatricks Private Wealth chief investment ...

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