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Financial planning

Investors are more inclined to invest new savings in shares and managed funds than they were a year ago, according the latest ING/Melbourne Institute Household Savings an...

Financial planning

The Australian fixed interest sector could deliver negative returns to investors next year as it faces a subdued short to medium-term outlook fuelled by anticipated inter...

Funds management

Fund managers remain bullish as to the direction US equity markets will take for the remainder of the year and into 2005 despite last nights anticipated quarter point rat...

Editorial

Should we be really happy with a return of 7 per cent? DOMINIC McCORMICK says if we took currency more seriously, we could expect to get considerably more....

Financial planning

Property was hot in 2003, but can it keep up the momentum?...

Financial planning

AMP has revamped its fledgling non-super AMP Flexible Lifetime Investments product, which was launched in June 2003, by expanding the offering to include 47 different inv...

Financial planning

The listed property trusts (LPTs) sector is no longer the ‘safe haven’ asset class it was once considered to be, and advisers need to be aware of the changing risk profil...

Financial planning

Schroders Investment Management Australia has unveiled a new fixed income fund aiming to provide investors with non-traditional methods of income generation in an environ...

Funds management

Fund managers remain cautious in their outlook for investment markets this year despite rising levels of confidence stemming from the turnaround in equity market performa...

Editorial

Robert Keavney cautions against forgetting the laws of financial markets when investing in residential property....

Editorial

Dominic McCormick questions accountants’ love affair with investing in property....

Financial planning

Some investors are unaware of the risks associated with debentures and unsecured notes, says Margaret Callinan....

Funds management

New research from Melbourne-based Property Investment Research has shown a sustained structural shift towards unlisted property fund managers, which will lead to a furthe...

Editorial

National Australia Bank today recorded the highest ever net profit for an Australian bank following its announcement of a $3.96 billion net profit after significant items...

Editorial

The investment industry has long been criticised for being reactive in its provision of products. Perhaps this is partly the result of the long lead time in getting a new...

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