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Editorial

Is the Australian equities rally a mirage?

Perpetual's Matthew Sherwood argues it is time for corporate Australia to deliver on the growth expectations that have supported share prices until now....

Superannuation

SMSFs face a year of regulatory upheaval

Will 2013 be the defining year for self-managed super funds? Bryan Ashenden's policy overview discusses the implications for advisers....

Editorial

Is there another asset price bubble in the making?

Clarence Advisory's Matt Drennan asks whether events in equity markets are, inadvertently or otherwise, paving the way for another asset price bubble....

Financial planning

Low interest rates pressure fixed income

BlackRock analysis points to a need for investors to review fixed interest allocations in a low-rate environment....

Financial planning

Making sure your investment return projections add up

In order to meet clients’ changing demands, financial planners need to review their standard practices – especially with regards to return projections, writes Fiducian’s ...

Financial planning

CMS Markets' outlook cautiously optimistic

CMC Markets has used its annual global outlook to predict that despite predictions for growth of between 2.5 per cent and 3.5 per cent, investors will remain cautious in ...

Financial planning

Cash giving way to other allocations

Money is starting to move out of term deposits and other cash deposits and into equities and bonds, according to Equity Trustees head of corporate fiduciary and financial...

Financial planning

First home buyers in retreat

First home buyers appear to have retreated from the market, according to new data released this week by mortgage broker AFG....

Editorial

Too close to home – concentrating on Australian assets puts investors at risk

By concentrating investment on a narrow range of Australian assets, investors might be exposing themselves to more, rather than less risk, according to MLC’s Michael Kara...

Editorial

What can investors expect in 2013?

Dr Shane Oliver argues we should expect another year of reasonable returns, despite lurking risks....

Editorial

'Financial repression' in an age of deleveraging

The context of ‘financial repression’ requires investors in all asset classes to make appropriate strategic adjustments, according to Fidelity's Nick Armet....

Financial planning

Mortgage broking market needs an even playing field

The clear lack of competition in the mortgage broking space has been highlighted once again by the Commonwealth Bank increasing its stake in Aussie Home Loans to 80 per c...

Editorial

Why equity income strategies are here to stay

Declining interest rates and bond yields, coupled with investors’ thirst for income, means strategies around equity income are here to stay, according to Warwick Cumming....

Financial planning

Practice sales increasing as confidence improves

Older planners who have been deferring their retirement plans are putting their businesses up for sale as markets improve, according to Forte Asset Solutions director Ste...