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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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Funds management

Environmental, social and governance based managed funds are holding their own despite the current volatile market conditions, and may emerge at an advantage as a result ...

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Financial planning

The Australian Unity Altius Bond Fund has received a 'recommended' rating from ratings house Zenith Investment Partners....

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Financial planning

Aviva Investors Australia has announced that it will be rebranded Antares following its acquisition by MLC in October last year....

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Financial planning

The latest Financial Services Council chief investment officer index reveals Europe still acting as a serious drag on sentiment....

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Financial planning

Mason Stevens has merged with 2020 Funds Management and 2020 DIRECTINVEST with a view to improving its scale, distribution and variety of product offerings....

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Financial planning

Research house Standard & Poor's Fund Services (S&P) will not change the four-star rating on the Macquarie International Infrastructure Securities Fund, following the ann...

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Financial planning

Australian Unity will seek to use current disenchantment with the major banks to push its Big Sky Building Society....

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Financial planning

Australian Unity will seek to use current disenchantment with the major banks to push its Big Sky Building Society....

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Editorial

Dominic McCormick explains why passive funds are not a low risk portfolio approach....

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People & Products

Australian Ethical has appointed David Macri as chief investment officer following James Jordan's decision to step down after nearly two years in the role....

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Editorial

All the signs are showing that the share market is reaching its low point, argues Dominic McCormick....

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Superannuation

The Government's MySuper proposals contain a fundamental flaw which could create inequities for members using lifecycle investment strategies, according to major financia...

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