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...
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...
Despite the strong policy emphasis currently on superannuation account consolidation, research by Vanguard has found that very few members rollover their funds into eithe...
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...
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...
Diversification and narrowing the range of possible investment outcomes is of paramount importance in the post-retirement environment, according to Insight Investment’s A...
Vanguard has launched a suite of four exchange traded funds that provide access to its diversified portfolio strategies....
Despite the domination of Australian equities in portfolios, global opportunities are attractive particularly for a bottom-up benchmark-unaware manager, Simon Blanchflowe...
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...
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....
MLC has added the Antares ex-20 fund to its platforms as it offers diversification and outperformance....
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...
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. ...
How can advisers help clients gain the benefits of diversification through assets such as residential property, thereby helping smooth out market fluctuations and allowin...
Investors are being urged to prepare for continued volatility across global financial markets in the first half of 2016....
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....
It’s astonishing to see the FAAA now pushing for more advisers by courting "career changers" and international recruits,...