DIVERSIFICATION

Expert Analysis

The basic premise of investing is simple – diversify, diversify, diversify. And with factor investing offering the additional premise of higher returns and lower risk in ...

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Funds management

Investors need to be wary of “diversification decay” in emerging market (EM) portfolios, as the asset class’s index risk becomes more like systemic, developed-markets ris...

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Financial planning

Yesterday’s confirmation that Australia’s economy was at its weakest since the global financial crisis in 2009 should serve as a warning to the public to protect their lo...

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Superannuation

Despite the strong policy emphasis currently on superannuation account consolidation, research by Vanguard has found that very few members rollover their funds into eithe...

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Expert Analysis

Technical and academic portfolio construction doesn’t always suit the real world. Rob Thompson outlines factors advisers can consider to firmly focus their clients’ inves...

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Funds management

Nine years into the global market’s bull run, ETFs appear to be pushing US tech stocks into unrealistic valuations in ways that may end badly for many, a new whitepaper s...

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Funds management

Diversification and narrowing the range of possible investment outcomes is of paramount importance in the post-retirement environment, according to Insight Investment’s A...

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People & Products

Vanguard has launched a suite of four exchange traded funds that provide access to its diversified portfolio strategies....

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Tools & guides

Despite the domination of Australian equities in portfolios, global opportunities are attractive particularly for a bottom-up benchmark-unaware manager, Simon Blanchflowe...

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Superannuation

SMSF trustees have been advised to avoid making hasty decisions in the wake of the US election and should rather focus on their long-term investment strategy, the SMSF As...

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Knowledge Centre

When the news is good, it’s already too late. Value can be added by finding markets that are unloved and cheap, AMP Capital explains....

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Funds management

MLC has added the Antares ex-20 fund to its platforms as it offers diversification and outperformance....

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Knowledge Centre

How can we help manage the risk of investing in equities, giving clients a smoother investment experience and the confidence to stay invested over the long-term? David It...

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Tools & guides

While non-traditional assets look useful for diversification beware they are not like the toxic assets that were at the heart of the GFC, Richard Dunbar writes. ...

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Knowledge Centre

How can advisers help clients gain the benefits of diversification through assets such as residential property, thereby helping smooth out market fluctuations and allowin...

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