EQUITY MARKETS

Editorial

Can the slower pace of Chinese economic growth diminish the appeal of Asian equities for Australian investors?...

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Editorial

How to best approach Asian equities? Janine Mace finds most experts recommend active investing, rather than taking whatever the index 'serves up'....

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Funds management

Investment managers expect a sustainable turnaround in the Australian share market by the end of 2013....

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Editorial

Investors naturally want to maximise return, but they need to do so in a way that moderates portfolio risk. Dr Stephen Nash explores the benefits of active switching betw...

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Superannuation

Global macro investing and hedging behaviour is having an increasingly significant impact on equity markets, according to Standard Life Investments....

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Financial planning

MLC has launched a new insurance product aimed at helping Australians protect their retirement savings from ongoing volatility in equity markets....

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Financial planning

Model-based fixed income investing can remove the emotion from investment decisions, delivering clients solutions that are not over-reliant on credit ratings and credit r...

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Editorial

While equities no longer have the appeal they had prior to the financial crisis, sophisticated fixed interest strategies are springing up in their wake....

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Editorial

It is no surprise investors and financial advisers are confused in what has become a dysfunctional economic and investment environment, according to Dominic McCormick....

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Editorial

Equity Trustees (EQT) posts a 10 per cent increase in total revenue, driven largely by acquisitions over the past year....

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Superannuation

Investors’ love affair with cash could be heading for heartbreak if they don’t diversify, according to head of Australian Unity Investments, David Bryant....

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Funds management

A love affair with so-called 'safe haven' products such as cash will hurt investor returns without proper diversification, according to AUI....

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Superannuation

The median superannuation fund returned 1.1 per cent in July on the back of strong performance from the Australian sharemarket, says Chant West and SuperRatings. ...

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Editorial

While hybrid securities may appear attractive to investors seeking yield, they are not without risk. Piers Bolger provides an overview of aspects to consider before inves...

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Editorial

Timing is everything – and savvy investors are exploring the industry’s intricacies before dishing the dosh to active managers to get results. Janine Mace adjudicates. ...

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Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

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