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Financial planning

Select Asset Management has announced it will be able to process all outstanding withdrawal requests from its Market Neutral Funds in full....

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Financial planning

The Federal Court of Australia in Melbourne has ordered that Pacific Blue Securities be wound up and limitations placed on its sole director, Sean Fogarty, pending furthe...

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Policy & Regulation

A new tax Bill will protect investors and simplify tax laws, according to Assistant Federal Treasurer Senator Nick Sherry....

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Editorial

Could the start of 2010 signal the end of international equity funds? Janine Mace finds out....

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Financial planning

ASIC has been successful in an application to prevent the directors of LKM Capital from leaving the country....

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Financial planning

HLB Mann Judd expects a sharp increase in small cap IPOs this year, but warns debt loads must be light and government incentives not relied on in earnings forecasts....

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Funds management

Global exchange traded funds (EFTs) assets broke through the $1 trillion mark at the end of December 2009, a rise of 45.2 per cent from the end of 2008, according to Blac...

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Editorial

Investors with ethical sensitivities may prefer certified responsible investment funds, but do they really understand where their money is going and to what extent do the...

Financial planning

Chris Bowen begins consultation on rationalisation proposals aimed to address the issue of outdated legacy products....

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Editorial

Global credit, with its historically high yields, should feature in any fixed-income investment, writes Matthew McCrum....

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Editorial

A recent parliamentary report lamented the poor educational skills of 'mum and dad' investors and their inability to critically analyse retail investment products. But is...

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Financial planning

Investing in diversified multi-manager strategies will be the best way to secure attractive risk-adjusted returns in the Australian equities market in 2010, according to ...

Financial planning

The latest IFSA/CoreData Investor Sentiment Index suggests Australian investors are going to close out the year on a positive note....

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Financial planning

Investors should diversify across different countries, rather than different asset classes, for true diversification, according to the head of Intrinsic Value Investments...

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Financial planning

Standards & Poor’s Fund Services has released a report to help financial advisers gain a better understanding of separately managed accounts (SMA)....

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