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Financial planning

The weakening in the Australian economy has been triggered by a protracted downturn in the housing market, according to Fitch Ratings....

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Funds management

April’s end marked the 19th consecutive month of house price declines since they peaked in September 2017, with one economist predicting that the downturn won’t end until...

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Funds management

Money Management used FE Analytics to find the Australian equity funds that have just had their only top quartile year since the global financial crisis. ...

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Funds management

Value investing comeback is near, according to a new white paper from Perennial Value Management....

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Funds management

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...

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Financial planning

Australian investors’ share market return expectations have turned negative for the first time since the global financial crisis, according to Investment Trends....

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Superannuation

After approaching near-record highs in FY2016, voluntary superannuation contributions eased slightly in FY2017 to an average of $1,054, according to SuperRatings....

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Funds management

BT Panorama has added the ARCO Absolute Return Fund to the platform, providing more advisers and clients with access to the manager’s 10-year track record....

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Expert Analysis

A decade on from the fall of Lehman Brothers, Jeffrey Kleintop looks at what market shocks and vulnerabilities have the potential to spark another financial crisis should...

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Funds management

Amid whispers of a crisis in the financial markets, Lonsec has suggested that investors who avoid herd-like selling can often protect themselves in times of crisis and ev...

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Superannuation

Superannuation returns can provide lessons for dealing with crises, with the sector’s performance since the GFC showing the importance of taking a long-term view even whe...

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Funds management

Money Management looked at Australian equities funds that crumbled in the global financial crisis but managed to bounce back. ...

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Funds management

Money Management has looked at the funds with positive returns over discrete annual periods since the global financial crisis to see who emerged unscathed. ...

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Funds management

The ‘risking-in’ trend means that even the safest parts of an investor’s portfolio might not be as safe as they think, and could be exposed to “glittering junk,” accordin...

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Superannuation

Seventy per cent of Australians over 50 worry about the potential for another global financial crisis, according to the latest National Seniors Australia survey....

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