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Superannuation

Investors would do well to review their superannuation strategies and maximise their super savings before new laws announced in this year's Federal Budget kick in, accord...

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Editorial

In the current investment climate, alternative investments can provide valuable diversification. So why are investors still not jumping on the bandwagon? Freya Purnell re...

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Financial planning

Investors are being warned by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission of a Gold Coast based unlicensed financial services business operating under the name o...

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Funds management

Too many active managers who focus on market movements can over-diversify a portfolio by failing to drill down on specific stocks, according to van Eyk research chief exe...

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Financial planning

Investment Trends research finds financial planners play an enormous role in the take-up of capital protected products....

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Funds management

Investors Mutual has completed a tremendous fightback to be named winner of the Australian equities (broad cap) category of this year's Money Management/Lonsec Fund Manag...

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Financial planning

Fidelity's Catherine Yeung urges investors not to misinterpret China's approach....

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Superannuation

The Federal Treasurer, Wayne Swan, is set to release the details of the superannuation changes foreshadowed for inclusion in the Federal Budget....

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Financial planning

van Eyk has reiterated its view that investors can take advantage of market volatility, if done through the prism of volatility options to generate profits while protecti...

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Financial planning

ASIC has permanently banned a former contracts for difference (CFD) dealer after it found that he had engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct under a deregistered bus...

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Editorial

The global population is growing, but its composition is also changing. Tom Stevenson examines the effects this will have on investors and their decisions in the future....

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Financial planning

MLC has announced two new strategies for four of its MLC Horizon Series of portfolios in a move it says is designed to increase diversification and reduce risk, while mai...

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Funds management

Investor sentiment has improved but remains in negative territory, according to CoreData's Investor Confidence Index....

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Editorial

Having clients believe that placing money in bank deposits constitutes investing will have a detrimental effect on both the financial advice industry and the end consumer...

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Editorial

A patchy economy and global turmoil has left the industry grappling with a jumpy share market and turning to active management in a bid to stave off negative returns. Ben...

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Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

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