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Resource stocks have been the darlings of the stock market this year. Zilla Efrat asks if the good times will continue to roll....

Financial planning

Beware, October is upon us! Not only is it the most volatile month for share mar-kets swings, but it was also the month when the two greatest stock market crashes took pl...

Financial planning

The changes to retirement income streams put in place by the Federal Government on September 20 last year was met with a short-lived flurry of activity. ...

Financial planning

Westpac Financial Services has predicted banks will dominate the margin lending market within three years....

Financial planning

Westpac Financial Services has predicted banks will dominate the margin lending market within three years....

Financial planning

Over the past five years, a lot of the fat has been trimmed from profit margins for banks on home loans. At the same time, profit margins for margin lenders re-main robus...

Funds management

The listed property trust sector was far and away the top performer over key asset classes in July....

Financial planning

Over the past five years, a lot of the fat has been trimmed from profit margins for banks on home loans. At the same time, profit margins for margin lenders remain robust...

Financial planning

It is a sort of chicken and egg situation. One of the reasons behind the current property boom is the cheap money available. Yet mortgage lenders are becoming concerned a...

Financial planning

What is the key issue to emerge from the budget? "The Commonwealth Budget offered no surprises for financial markets but did provide a platform for the delivery of tax r...

Financial planning

It's that hectic time of the year again when all and sundry are looking for that quick gap before the beans are counted....

Financial planning

There is still a lingering perception among Australian investors that negative gearing has magical curing powers for their taxation ills. A combination of a culture of in...

Financial planning

As managed funds market share data affirms, the banks can be fierce competitors when they get their acts together. Now, Australia's major banks are taking more than a pas...

Editorial

It’s been a tough 18 months for value managers who have watched many of their long held beliefs being tested by a changing market. Zilla Efrat examines how Rothschild has...

Funds management

A recent survey by Australian Property Institute (API) New South Wales Division has found that property experts still expect growth in retail property in Australia’s thre...

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