GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS

Financial planning

The degree to which Australian financial planners are looking for more optimistic signals amid the current torrent of bad news has been revealed in new research released ...

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Editorial

The political clock is ticking and, as Mike Taylor writes, global economic reality may overtake the Government’s policy agenda before it can deliver proof of a Budget sur...

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Funds management

Eleven managed funds have been given a 'recommended' rating in Zenith Investment Partners 2011 Multi Strategy and Fund of Hedge Funds Sector Review....

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Financial planning

Good performance during the GFC has resulted in increased interest in managed futures and directional macro products, according to a review released by Standard & Poor's ...

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Financial planning

The Australian annuities market is tipped to reach $2 billion by the end of the 2011 calendar year, making it the biggest-selling year for annuities since 2004, according...

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Editorial

Troy Smith outlines what bankruptcy is, when it should be filed for and what income and assets would be available to creditors....

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Editorial

The decision by the Reserve Bank of Australia to cut interest rates by 25 basis points in November might result in good news for both investors and the markets, according...

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Financial planning

Australian financial planners and their clients have had to live with higher than normal levels of market volatility for much of the past three years as both a consequenc...

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Financial planning

The tortuous progress of the FOFA reforms and ongoing industry consolidation has defined 2011 for the financial services sector, write Tim Stewart and Milana Pokrajac....

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Financial planning

Financial planner sentiment may be reflecting that of the broader small business community, which has plumbed GFC lows....

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Financial planning

The Government yesterday announced an extension to the 25 per cent drawdown relief for account-based pensions for the 2012-13 financial year....

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Superannuation

SMSFs need to start focusing on the challenges of post-retirement, according to David Lees, general manager - superannuation and investments for the BT Financial Group....

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Superannuation

The recent interest rate cut by the Reserve Bank of Australia has created a number of opportunities for self-managed super funds. Peter van der Westhuyzen explains. ...

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Editorial

Tim Sanderson puts the traditional asset allocation approach head to head with the bucket strategy, with some surprising results....

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Editorial

Dissatisfaction with the performance of traditional managed funds and the resulting criticism may see the rise of multi-asset solutions, according to Dominic McCormick....

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