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Editorial

Dominick McCormick argues that shares, not bonds, should be the core of long-term portfolios....

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Editorial

With corporate blow-ups becoming commonplace and ‘short-termism’ dominating investment markets, ESG issues are more relevant than ever. ...

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Financial planning

2020 DIRECTINVEST founder Michael Lannon has retired from the business just three months after its merger with Mason Stevens....

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Funds management

Wingate chief investment officer Chad Padowitz says traditional strategies do not manage sequencing risk which is better mitigated with a diversified equities portfolio....

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Editorial

One of the areas where the cycle of pessimism and optimism offers regular interesting opportunities is listed investment companies, writes Dominic McCormick....

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Editorial

While three key global equities markets still face trouble, there has been a major shift in investor behaviour towards this sector. Benjamin Levy reports investors are mo...

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Editorial

Many prominent investors, including Warren Buffett, have recently raised doubts about gold as an investment. Dominic McCormick questions their views....

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Funds management

NovaPort Capital has taken home the Money Management/Lonsec Fund Manager of the Year rising star award....

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Funds management

The rocky investment markets of 2011 made life difficult for multi-sector managers, and Schroders was one of the few asset allocators to add value in the adverse conditio...

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Funds management

BT Investment Management has leveraged the input of more than 30 investment analysts to take out the ethical/socially responsible investment category in this year’s Money...

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Funds management

Long and superior experience in shorting stocks has led to fund manager Regal Australia being named the winner of the Australian equities (long short) category in this ye...

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Policy & Regulation

A desire among financial advisers to be seen by their clients as having ultimate control over their portfolios is accelerating a drive towards core and satellite strategy...

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Editorial

There is considerable asset allocation bias with SMSF trustees. This is likely to lead to disappointing performance at best, and widespread disasters at worst, according ...

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Financial planning

AMP Capital has announced that it has ended its joint venture AMP Brookfield following a strategic review....

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Superannuation

The decision to follow the Cooper Review's recommendation to pursue a Total Annual Expense Ratio (TAER) regime may prove counter-productive in terms of better informing s...

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