AUSTRALIAN SHARE MARKET

Editorial

In this excerpt from Lonsec’s Australian Equities Large Cap Sector review, Lin Ngin writes the last 12 months have seen unusual trends emerge in the Australian equities l...

Financial planning

The threat of a double-dip recession in the United States is gone, European debt is a long-term issue that is gradually being resolved, and a possible slowdown in Chinese...

Financial planning

The threat of a double-dip recession in the United States is gone, European debt is a long-term issue that is gradually being resolved, and a possible slowdown in Chinese...

Financial planning

Australians are continuing their push into SMSFs, but most financial advisers have not thought about the risks associated with a direct equity portfolio, according to Ins...

Financial planning

Australians are continuing their push into SMSFs, but most financial advisers have not thought about the risks associated with a direct equity portfolio, according to Ins...

Editorial

With constant talk of doom and gloom and not much emphasis on investor education, financial planners find it difficult to articulate the value of going back into the inve...

Financial planning

Despite high levels of global debt there are signs of light at the end of the tunnel, according to IBISWorld chairman Phil Ruthven....

Financial planning

Despite high levels of global debt there are signs of light at the end of the tunnel, according to IBISWorld chairman Phil Ruthven....

Financial planning

Australian financial planners and their clients have had to live with higher than normal levels of market volatility for much of the past three years as both a consequenc...

Superannuation

Considerable risks exist for superannuation fund members trying to time the market amid the current volatility....

Financial planning

With yields on equities rivalling bank term deposit rates, the Australian share market is looking attractive as a long-term investment....

Financial planning

Don’t let political instability, natural disasters and rising commodities deter you, writes Janine Mace – now is the time to invest in global equities....

Superannuation

The median superannuation growth fund returned just 0.2 per cent in April, with further appreciation of the Australian dollar reducing the unhedged returns of internation...

Funds management

Vanguard has added three exchange-traded funds to its existing offering of four ETF products, and has also significantly decreased the management fees on its two existing...

Funds management

Vanguard Investments has announced it will expand its presence in the exchange-traded fund (ETF) market with the introduction of three new ETFs that will track segments o...

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7 months ago

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ASIC has cancelled the AFSL of an advice firm associated with Shield and First Guardian collapses, and permanently banned its responsible manager. ...

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