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Financial planning

Bond market specialist Pimco has released the results of a 10-year study which it says proves Australian investors would have benefited from a higher exposure to Australi...

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Superannuation

While Industry Super Network has made considerable gains against the financial planning industry in its campaign against commissions there remains increasing concerns abo...

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Financial planning

BlackRock Investment Management has launched a new product - the BlackRock Global Screened Government Bond Fund for Australian institutions. ...

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Funds management

The office and industrial property sectors are looking more attractive than retail assets at present, according to AMP Capital chief investment officer, property, Andrew ...

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Superannuation

In a move to offer alternative investment options for retirement, Westpac has launched a range of term deposit products in what the bank sees as a growing market....

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Superannuation

The recent interest rate cut by the Reserve Bank of Australia has created a number of opportunities for self-managed super funds. Peter van der Westhuyzen explains. ...

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Editorial

Dissatisfaction with the performance of traditional managed funds and the resulting criticism may see the rise of multi-asset solutions, according to Dominic McCormick....

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Editorial

Current shuffling of the deckchairs on the Titanic that is Europe will not solve the euro crisis, according to Martin Conlon....

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Financial planning

Equity investors should focus on high-quality and defensive stocks in the next 12 months, as the Eurozone crisis enters what might be its final stage, according to global...

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Financial planning

An overwhelming majority of financial planners and brokers agree bond exchange traded funds (ETFs) need to be better explained before they are accepted, according to a su...

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People & Products

Challenger recruits Cathy Hales as GM for boutique partnerships....

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Financial planning

An unconditional promise from the European Central Bank (ECB) to be the buyer of last resort for Italian bonds would provide reassurance to the market, according to Russe...

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Funds management

Exchange traded fund investors returned to riskier assets in October as fears eased on the European debt crisis and US corporations showed positive third quarter earnings...

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Editorial

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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Editorial

Investor sentiment is still low and financial advisers are blamed for losses. Advisers will face a difficult period in the next 12 months, but will be presented with a ra...

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