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Financial planning

As the dust settles on the post-GFC world, Janine Mace discovers that the previously mundane world of fixed interest investments is now in vogue. ...

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Editorial

Relatively attractive performances throughout the global financial crisis have revived interest in bonds and other fixed income assets, writes Stephen Hart....

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Financial planning

Investors should maintain an overweight position in global equity markets relative to overvalued bonds, according to Mercer....

Financial planning

Investors should ignore bond benchmarks if they want to avoid bad investments, according to Brandywine Global Investment managing director and portfolio manager of fixed ...

Funds management

Investors are over-exposed to the commodities sector because of the lack of an alternative, when they should be looking to lower their exposure, according to an industry ...

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Editorial

Stephen Hart gives a working example of inflation-linked bonds....

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Financial planning

Several risks, including Australia's high employment rate, rising oil prices and political unrest, have resulted in Tyndall Investments adopting a short-term position in ...

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Editorial

Insurance bonds are undergoing something of a renaissance, writes Sarina Raffo. She explains the benefits they offer clients....

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Editorial

The PortfolioConstruction Forum outlines what is, and what is not, a bubble, and what that means for constructing investor portfolios....

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Editorial

The PortfolioConstruction Forum outlines what is, and what is not, a bubble, and what that means for constructing investor portfolios....

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Financial planning

Lonsec urges planners to look beyond the safety of term deposits....

Editorial

Dominic McCormick argues that the sovereign debt problems experienced by some European countries could continue to ripple through the global economy....

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Financial planning

Aberdeen Asset Management expects growth in Asia to moderate although it will make headway should policymakers be proactive in managing asset bubbles and inflation, it st...

Financial planning

Zenith fixed income sector review sees seven funds receive ‘highly recommended’ rating....

Editorial

The inclusion of bonds in investment portfolios is a good way to guard against equity risk, writes Stephen Hart....

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