GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS

Financial planning

The number of advertised financial planning job ads is down 8.4 per cent across Australia, although this fall is in line with seasonal averages, according to eJobs Recrui...

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Financial planning

Continuing volatility is one of the only things going against the top dealer groups at the moment. But they have proved resilient, and nothing is holding them back from i...

Financial planning

The lacklustre recovery from the global financial crisis can be seen in the growth or decline in planner numbers and FUA, writes Benjamin Levy....

Financial planning

The global financial crisis has been a game changer and, as Dominic McCormick writes, advisers need to view previously conventional buy and hold strategies as being tanta...

Financial planning

Despite the uncertainty created by worldwide regulation and the European sovereign debt crisis, the long-term future for financial stocks is bright, writes Sotiris Boutsi...

Financial planning

Van Eyk Research has issued itself a glowing mid-year report card, celebrating what it regards as a strong performance....

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Funds management

Investor and adviser sentiment towards property investing will improve as fund managers learn the lessons of the global financial crisis (GFC), according to Charter Hall....

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Financial planning

US asset management firm PanAgora believes an innovative approach to investing, such as a blend between quantitative and fundamental investment strategies and a 'risk par...

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Financial planning

AXA Asia Pacific Holdings chief executive Andrew Penn has acknowledged the impact of continuing uncertainty around the proposed sale of his company....

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Financial planning

Electing a Labor or Coalition Government makes little difference to investment returns....

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Financial planning

The Finance Sector Union (FSU) is calling on all parties ahead of the election to make a commitment to protecting Australian jobs against off-shoring....

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Financial planning

New Credit Suisse analysis points to differing recoveries when Europe and the US are compared to emerging markets....

Editorial

Gold has been in a bull market for the best part of a decade but, as Dominic McCormick writes, it still provides an excellent base for those looking for a solid investmen...

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Editorial

The insurance industry needs to adapt to the changing expectations of consumers, writes Jim Minto....

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Financial planning

The grim days of the global financial crisis may have passed, but, as Benjamin Levy reports, there is sufficient uncertainty about sovereign debt and the pace of economic...

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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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