GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS

Funds management

China’s GDP (gross domestic product) growth is set to downshift over the next five years, with the slow-down in policy stimulus to hit the Australian economy hard....

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Financial planning

Melbourne-based property investment firm Drapac has launched a new product aimed at giving Australian investors access to what it says is the still undervalued US real es...

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Funds management

Australia’s listed property market has changed significantly since the GFC and should continue to generate “robust income opportunities for investors,” according to SSgA....

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Funds management

Lonsec predicts low-volatility 'actively managed’ ETFs will gain local traction...

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Financial planning

Wealth summit confirms US investors are just as tentative about getting out of cash as their Australian counterparts....

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People & Products

Former Citigroup managing director Roger Davis has been appointed Bank of Queensland chairman following the retirement of incumbent Neil Summerson....

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Editorial

As interest rates fall, making cash and term deposits less attractive to investors, there’s an increased level of interest in property. However, a stampede back into the ...

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Financial planning

With investment concern levels dropping to their lowest point in over three years, new data shows both planner and investor appetite for growth assets has bounced back. ...

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Superannuation

GFC super losses are fading into memory as retail master trusts lead the way with super returns not seen since 2006/07....

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Funds management

New Franklin Templeton research reveals Australian investors are growing in confidence, but many are still cautious. ...

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Editorial

With shrinking planner interest and very few product suppliers left in the market, the reverse mortgage sector is screaming for attention, Andrew Tsanadis writes. ...

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Superannuation

A new financial product known as Endowment Bonds has been proposed as an annuity alternative by the Endowment Bond Exchange. ...

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Financial planning

Annuities offer a retirement solution but are often expensive to buy – and don’t adequately tackle the focus the Australian financial services market has on accumulating ...

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Superannuation

Superannuation fund performance has taken a slight fall during March; however ratings houses say they will still record the best results since pre-2007....

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Superannuation

van Eyk analysis points to managers remaining biased towards quality end of share market. ...

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