Despite the emphasis placed on the importance of asset allocation, DOMINIC McCORMICK thinks traditional wisdom on what constitutes strategic asset allocation leaves a lot...

Diversification can be as important for investors looking for a regular income stream as it is for those looking for capital growth, writes ROB KEAVNEY....

Despite their low profile, insurance bonds can offer some real benefits, according to JENNIFER BROOKHOUSE, with investment and tax advantages....

As hedge funds become ever more popular, a dazzling array of options are becoming available. LACHLAN GILBERT takes a look at these options and how they operate in the mar...

Boutique hedge fund manager Hale and Shepherd Investments has launched its first investment product – a mixed financial commodity fund....

Will risk profiling stand up in the face of a liability claim? ROBERT KEAVNEY explores the strengths and weaknesses of risk profiling in an increasingly litigious busines...

Alternative investments challenge the very core of investment theory because they open up the debate between relative and absolute returns. As FIONA MOORE reports, it is ...

An understanding of market movements is essential for financial planners and as ROBERT KEAVNEY writes, taking a longer term view will always reveal the underlying fundame...

Active fixed interest has taken a back seat in recent months, but a new report by Assirt says active fixed interest managers are being treated unfairly. LACHLAN GILBERT r...

UBS Global Asset Management came from almost nowhere to win this year’s Fund Manager of the Year award. DAVID HOVENDEN spoke to John Larum and Colin Woods about the group...

Consistent outperformance across a range of asset classes was the key to accolades in the multi-sector category of the 2002 Fund Manager of the Year awards....

We are rapidly approaching that time of year again when the rush is on to find ways to boost up tax deductions and minimise the tax bill for this year....

Market volatility helped finalists in the fixed interest category of the 2002 Fund Manager of the Year awards achieve some impressive performance. John Wilkinson reports....

The Macquarie Bank is preparing to take on the Australian Tax Office (ATO) in court in a bid to reverse the tax office’s decision to disallow tax deductions for so-called...