EQUITY MARKETS

Financial planning

Equities markets provide opportunities for some, but not all, in 2010 says Bob van Munster....

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Financial planning

Bell Financial's 2008 acquisition of Southern Cross Equities has paid dividends, prompting the group to look at further growth....

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Financial planning

A panel of investment experts have expressed cautious optimism about the short-term future of Australian and global equities at the 2010 Portfolio Construction Market Sum...

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Funds management

New Mercer analysis suggests that the window of opportunity for investors to make the best of global equities has closed....

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Funds management

Property stocks were among the best performers in global equity markets in 2009 and the outlook remains good for 2010, according to Fidelity....

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Financial planning

Financial planners’ revenues may have bounced back with the increase in equity markets, but caution and conservatism remains amongst advisers, according to Centric Wealth...

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Editorial

Last year will undoubtedly go down as one of the more remarkable years for equity markets in recent memory. With volatility now more subdued and shares trading somewhere ...

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Editorial

Share markets are currently in the 'sweet spot' and will benefit from higher profits early in 2010, writes Stephen van Eyk....

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Financial planning

Enthusiasm at the strong gains in equity markets since the March 2009 lows may be tempered by a change in the investment cycle as gains are not so easily made, according ...

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Financial planning

Equity markets may retreat in 2010 as interest rates rise globally, while the Australian share market will be unlikely to hit new highs until 2012, according to Wilson As...

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Editorial

Dominic McCormick looks at alternatives to mainstream investments and the role they can play in a diverse portfolio....

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Financial planning

Australian investors' focus on local multi-nationals as a means of accessing overseas growth in Asia means they are missing out on the rise of domestic Asian businesses, ...

Editorial

Edwina Best and Amanda Rethus discuss the importance of researchers to the financial services industry and your business....

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Financial planning

Only one fund has been upgraded as part of Standard & Poor's Fund Services' ratings of funds in the diversified fixed interest income subsector, while five have been down...

Funds management

Commbank had recorded a strong September quarter on the back of a recovering wealth management division....

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