Catastrophe bonds help companies to reduce the risk of loss from extreme events and are a useful source of diversification for investors, according to Van Eyk Research....
In the low-growth 'new normal' of the global economy, countries need to find a way to grow that is not accompanied by the accumulation of debt, according to PIMCO head of...
The Government guarantee on deposits was recently capped at $250,000. Tamara Radice details the facts about the change and explores options available to investors under t...
Yesterday's S&P/ASX Australian Fixed Income Index Series launch is an important step in towards the creation of fixed income exchange traded funds in Australia, according...
Robert Keavney agrees that the USA should be stripped of its AAA rating - and wonders whether it could be downgraded further. ...
Stephen Hart outlines a low-risk strategy to double an investor’s money in 10 years....
Portfolio allocation theory needs to be improved as retirees worry about a significant reduction in their capital base, according to data released by the Property Funds A...
The search for safety amid global market downturns has hailed the return to more conservative asset classes, according to EPFR....
With traditional income-yielding investments such as government bonds delivering poor yields, there has been significant growth in the number of income funds that are bas...
With the typical balanced portfolio in need of more risk diversification and the traditional safe haven of bonds offering little yield, investment grade credit and privat...
Post global financial crisis regulation, changing government policy and a shift in demographics have created a very different investment landscape to that of previous dec...
What is an appropriate fee structure and level for an Australian equities fund for which performance fees are charged?...
This month PortfolioConstruction Forum asked the research houses: What is an appropriate fee structure and level for an Australian equities fund for which performance fee...
Bond benchmarks are "structurally flawed", and bond performance targets for fund managers should instead be referenced to cash, according to Standard Life Investments hea...
Amid moves to address perceived conflicts of interest in the financial planning industry, questions have been raised about BOLR arrangements. Meanwhile, recent comments b...
Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...
This verdict highlights something deeply wrong and rotten at the heart of the FSCP. We are witnessing a heavy-handed, op...
Interesting. Would be good to know the details of the StrategyOne deal....