GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS

Funds management

Total returns for Australian unlisted wholesale core property funds have declined over the year to September 2011 compared with the year to June 2011, according to data f...

Editorial

Given the dichotomy between high growth emerging markets and low-growth developed markets, should all portfolios be 'overweight' to emerging market equities? If so, overw...

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Editorial

This month PortfolioConstruction Forum asked the research houses: Given the dichotomy between high growth emerging markets and low-growth developed markets, should all po...

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Funds management

Investors concerned over share market volatility should look at equities in terms of yield as a tax-effective income stream, while the current global economic environment...

Editorial

Robert Keavney agrees that the USA should be stripped of its AAA rating - and wonders whether it could be downgraded further. ...

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Financial planning

The number of companies entering external administration has now reached levels higher than at the peak of the GFC....

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Financial planning

The number of corporate insolvencies in August 2011 was the second highest monthly figure on record, according to the latest Australian Securities and Investments Commiss...

People & Products

Highly volatile markets and regulatory uncertainty have continued to take their toll on financial planner sentiment, according to the latest data released by Wealth Insig...

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Financial planning

A significant proportion of financial planners are unaware of the business model of their research providers, a Money Management survey suggests....

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Editorial

As they prepare for retirement, the baby boomer generation continues to shape advice strategies and product development, writes Barry Wyatt....

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Editorial

Since their arrival on our shores about a decade ago, managed accounts have remained largely dormant in Australia. But with continuing market volatility and the imminent ...

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Editorial

Julie Steed looks at the complexities around the waiving of the five-year claw-back for SMSFs....

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Editorial

Tom Stevenson looks at current events in major housing markets around the world and suggests investors consider five key factors....

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Financial planning

During the financial crisis, listed property funds had to scrabble under the couch cushions to raise debt capital as the banks tightened the purse strings....

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Financial planning

Listed property appears to be returning to its previous model and slowly becoming a defensive asset again, resulting in more positive financial adviser and investor attit...

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