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Features

The global financial crisis and the collapse of Storm Financial placed a spotlight on the need for adviser education and the reality that leverage is not appropriate for ...

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Features

Although the global economy appeared to slow in the second half of last year, growth is forecast to pick up somewhat this year and then to lift again in 2017. To counter ...

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Financial planning

Law changes incentivise Australians to declare bankruptcy as the new law would reduce the default period from three years to 12 months, according to personal insolvency e...

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People & Products

Praemium has launched a new SMA solution for Futuro via its subsidiary, Sterling Managed Investments....

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Funds management

“Alternatives have grown in acceptance and popularity as a new asset class,” according to IOOF chief investment officer, Stephen Merlicek. ...

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Funds management

Investors are being urged to turn their attention to Africa, with Insync Fund Managers forecasting significant growth in the coming decades....

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Superannuation

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has detailed the lessons learned from the Trio/Astarra collapse while defending the imposition of EUs over court proceeding...

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Knowledge Centre

Increasing life expectancy and the growing number of retirees have created opportunities in the companies that provide services to our aging population. These include nu...

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Tools & guides

Clients need to break out of the thinking that income must be delivered by either low-yielding fixed income assets or riskier equities, Richard Quin writes. ...

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Life/Risk

Australia’s commercial property market may prove a safe-heaven for investors seeking shelter from stormy equities markets, research reveals....

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Life/Risk

Queensland’s capital is outshining Melbourne when it comes to attracting Australian property investors, research reveals....

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Funds management

Equities investors will be able to reduce the impact of market volatility using a new risk management overlay developed by BNP and Mercer....

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Funds management

Through stormy market conditions Australia’s ETF market is continuing to see strong inflows, with Vanguard attracting 77 per cent of new money invested in the sector so f...

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Funds management

Credit ratings firms Moody’s, and Standard and Poor’s, hold a positive outlook on the recently merged retail property group, Vicinity Centres....

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Features

AB Australia believes advisers have a critical role in supporting investors to hold firm to their beliefs and avoid making short-term decisions that will cause long-term ...

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