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

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 ...

Consumers are displaying less signs of stress in the first quarter of this year, according to the latest data released by Dun & Bradstreet as part of its Consumer Financi...

With yields at record lows and negative returns on bonds being an absolute certainty, is there really a point to investing in fixed interest? Aman Ramrakha from CBA Wealt...

Market conditions are driving a renewed interest in alternative investments, but a number of practical limitations may be limiting allocations in the retail space. Bela M...

While experts appear to be urging SMSF investors away from cash, CANSTAR's Chris Groth believes there may be more to that ‘long-term marriage' with cash than people might...

While the Australian economy has been expected to be affected only tangentially by fiscal problems experienced elsewhere, at an investment level there are strong effects ...

Tyndall Asset Management has suggested that the Australian dollar is likely to remain strong over the short to -medium term, generating implications for monetary policy a...

Roy Morgan data points to strengthening business confidence among financial services and insurance firms, but eFinancialCareers claims retrenchments are the order of the ...

Despite a slight decrease in return expectations, investor sentiment remains on a high, according to a new survey by Investment Trends....

Felix Stephen from Advance Asset Management answers questions about reactions to the latest world events and gives his outlook on key global economies and financial asset...

Dominic McCormick argues gold exposure in a diversified portfolio still makes very good sense for most long-term focused investors....

The ‘variable annunity’ in vogue overeas is neither entirely variable nor an annuity – so what is it, and what could it do for Australian retirees? Andrew Barnett explain...

The last year has not been kind to the Australian margin lending market, with further declines in the number of active investors. But a potential rally in the equities ma...