EQUITY MARKETS

Editorial

The Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund Index has recorded its largest drop since November 2008, losing 2.76 per cent in May - although it still comfortably outperformed oth...

Editorial

This time we need to be fair dinkum about managed investment scheme change, writes Anthony Abraham. ...

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Financial planning

The international equities market saw asset values plummet and sustained periods of negative growth at the height of the GFC. However, as Janine Mace discovers, the turbu...

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Financial planning

Nick Armet asks what the Greek debt crisis means for the future of the global equities market....

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Financial planning

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority believes Australian banks and super funds are better placed than before the GFC to deal with any new volatility....

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Editorial

Alternative investments traditionally offer a buffer against market volatility. Chris Kennedy finds out how they have fared over the course of the last 12 months. ...

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People & Products

Boutique fund manager Solaris Investment Management has recruited another former Suncorp staffer to its team, with Lisa Domagala recruited to lift the firm's focus on ESG...

Funds management

A unique and proven investment process was one of the key features of Platinum Asset Management’s Asia Fund, this year’s winner of the Money Management/Lonsec Fund Manage...

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Editorial

The flood of foreign credit into Australia should make investors rethink their risk exposure, writes Martin Conlon....

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Financial planning

Stephen Hart explains how to use hybrid securities in place of equities to reduce risk, but without compromising returns....

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Financial planning

ANZ’s acquisition of ING Australia has delivered a positive outcome to the banking group’s wealth management bottom line....

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Editorial

Hedge funds have been slammed in recent years as poor performance deemed them a disaster for investors. Despite this, Janine Mace finds the industry remains positive, wit...

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Editorial

The recent announcement by the Australian Clearing House that it has added the first ETF to its list of acceptable collateral represents a watershed moment in the life of...

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Financial planning

ASFA joins with IFSA in questioning the validity of APRA fund-level data....

Financial planning

Financial planner sentiment is climbing back towards the positive levels that prevailed before the global financial crisis, according to new research released by speciali...

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This verdict highlights something deeply wrong and rotten at the heart of the FSCP. We are witnessing a heavy-handed, op...

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Interesting. Would be good to know the details of the StrategyOne deal....

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Insignia Financial has made four appointments, including three who have joined from TAL, to lead strategy and innovation in its retirement solutions for the MLC brand....

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A former Brisbane financial adviser has been charged with 26 counts of dishonest conduct regarding a failure to disclose he would receive substantial commission payments ...

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Pinnacle Investment Management has announced it will acquire strategic interests in two international fund managers for $142 million....

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