GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS

Financial planning

Listed property has recovered since the massive lows of the global financial crisis, but there are plenty of challenges ahead for the industry, particularly investor sent...

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Financial planning

The listed and direct property sectors continue to face challenges, but it is not a case of either or, writes Caroline Munro....

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Editorial

With a period of economic transition underway, Patrick Noble offers tips on finding companies that can deliver the best investment returns....

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Financial planning

Income focused equity funds and other styles of alternative investments can adapt to changing market conditions using tools such as shorting, derivatives and cash allocat...

Financial planning

Financial planning companies were lining up to voice their aspirations to list on the Australian Securities Exchange but the global financial crisis has changed the dynam...

Funds management

Lonsec’s latest sector review of Australian and global equity SRI funds questions the motivations of some fund managers signing up to the United Nations Principles ...

Financial planning

A survey of over 300 senior business people has revealed a greater awareness of the importance of risk management after the global financial crisis....

Superannuation

Industry superannuation funds have reassumed their dominance as shaky share markets undermine retail master trust returns....

Financial planning

Legislative changes mean ASIC may lift the compensation cap from $500,000 to $1 million....

Financial planning

Kirsty Dullahide explains why in times of uncertainty, a diversified portfolio will continue to serve the needs of clients....

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Editorial

There has been a lot of focus on China as a significant emerging market player. But India is set to prove the doubters wrong over the coming decade, writes John Pereira....

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Financial planning

Fixed income has performed well during 2010 and investors are certainly starting to sit up and take notice, according to Damon Taylor....

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Superannuation

Super funds will have to work even harder to keep their members, as one-third of them have expressed a desire to set up their own self-managed superannuation fund in the ...

Funds management

There are plenty of attractively valued shares in the Australian market right now in spite of the fact that we are headed for a lower growth environment, according to Fid...

Superannuation

US workers are increasingly worried they will not have enough money to retire and that their politicians do not understand the situation they are facing....

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Interesting. Would be good to know the details of the StrategyOne deal....

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It’s astonishing to see the FAAA now pushing for more advisers by courting "career changers" and international recruits,...

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increased professionalism within the industry - shouldn't that say, FAR register almost halving in the last 24 months he...

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Insignia Financial has made four appointments, including three who have joined from TAL, to lead strategy and innovation in its retirement solutions for the MLC brand....

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A former Brisbane financial adviser has been charged with 26 counts of dishonest conduct regarding a failure to disclose he would receive substantial commission payments ...

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Pinnacle Investment Management has announced it will acquire strategic interests in two international fund managers for $142 million....

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