The benchmark for the defensive part of an investor's portfolio should be closely tied to the local sovereign bond rather than to cash, according to Schroders head of fix...
Nine out of 10 fund managers hold a positive view on Asia-Pacific ex Japan equities, according to an HSBC survey....
Investors should have fixed income allocations to lower portfolio risk and avoid the disasters of the past few years, argues STEPHEN HART....
AUI considers product development under the LifePlan banner....
Queensland University of Technology research suggests the worst may be over for listed property trusts....
The revaluation of shares during the financial crisis has depressed the sector's long-term returns....
Life is messy, and investing is no exception. Dominic McCormick writes why he believes investors are not well served by current asset allocation methods....
A number of failures of governance at a director and business level contributed to the global financial crisis, offering a number of lessons for the future, according to ...
FIIG Securities has launched a financial planner services unit focused on providing access to fixed-income investments....
The fund will enable investors to take advantage of attractive investment opportunities in the Asian fixed income market, according to VAM....
The rapid expansion of the financial services industry in Asia was fuelled by an unprecedented bull market run. However, in the wake of the global financial crisis, some ...
Government bonds, infrastructure bonds and CPI-linked bonds can underpin a long-term retirement product....
BRAD NEWCOMBE considers the differences between fixed and floating bonds and how to choose between them in the current market turmoil....
ASX200 outperforms two-thirds of active funds over five years and half of all active funds over the last year....
While some advisers may feel they don't have the skills to deal with estate planning, investment bonds allow them to offer an estate planning strategy within their existi...
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....