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Laura Dew writes that the Australian Commodities and Energy sector has recovered well since the end of the mining boom, with demand for resources now extending beyond jus...

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Alternative beta strategies: the only free lunch in finance

Anastasia Santoreneos writes that investors seeking diversification should take hold of what’s been coined the only free lunch in finance: alternative beta strategies. ...

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Global fixed income hangs in US/China trade balance

Anastasia Santoreneos writes that while global fixed interest markets were volatile over 2018, signs of progress with US/China trade negotiations could see credit spreads...

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3 Aussie bond funds leading the pack

A sound portfolio should always have a fairly substantial exposure to Australian fixed income and there is a handful of bond funds which have stood tall over one-, three-...

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Four listed property funds worth their salt

An exposure to the Australian listed property sector is ideal within any solid, diversified portfolio and the following set of funds have been proven outperformers over t...

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Be the king of cash, when cash is king

While it may not be the asset class that makes for scintillating cocktail soiree conversation, an allocation to cash within a well-diversified portfolio can make both mon...

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Should your clients have emerging markets exposure?

Emerging market equities have been letting investors down with less-than-spectacular returns, but is having some EM equity exposure still a sensible strategy? ...

Funds management

The biggest losers and winners for 2017

The winning stocks over the next two years will be financials, industries and commodities, while the high yield stocks will crumble: T. Rowe Price. ...

Funds management

Don’t ignore emerging markets: Henderson Global

Investors should have some exposure to emerging markets, as it was growing faster than the developed world and housed majority of the global population. ...