EQUITY MARKETS

Editorial

Dominic McCormick explains why achieving true portfolio diversification in the current economic climate is a complex task....

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Financial planning

Private infrastructure will become more appealing as a hedge against volatility and inflation, with indebted governments also looking to private sector investment....

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Editorial

Having sustained enormous criticism following the GFC, hedge funds are still struggling to garner favour among investors. Richard Keary explains why the sector did not fa...

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Editorial

Alexander McNab looks into the private equity market and explains the risks, potential upside and misconceptions that accompany the sector....

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Financial planning

Less benchmark-constrained international equity fund managers have outperformed their more constrained peers, because they are more easily able to take advantage of oppor...

Financial planning

Collapsing institutions and a loss of wealth have combined to give the margin lending industry a bad reputation. Angela Faherty explains why increased legislation and a m...

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Editorial

Robert Keavney debunks the widely held view that strong economic growth is linked with the performance of a country's stock market....

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Financial planning

The past 12 months have proven challenging for most fund managers, with above-index returns eluding most of the sector. Ashleigh McIntyre reports....

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Editorial

Graham Hand outlines managed futures and the role they play in the investment sector....

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Financial planning

What's the latest for the major research fund houses?...

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Editorial

PortfolioConstruction Forum asks: What's the latest for the major research fund houses?...

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Financial planning

Cash remains king in the minds of many clients as they monitor the slow recovery from the global financial crisis and, as Benjamin Levy reports, it rests with advisers to...

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Funds management

Undervalued growth and high-quality companies in emerging markets will create both debt and equity opportunities for investors in 2011....

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Editorial

Dominic McCormick argues that the sovereign debt problems experienced by some European countries could continue to ripple through the global economy....

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Funds management

SMSFs will lead a surge in demand for unlisted real estate assets in 2011 as property fundamentals continue to improve....

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