MARKET VOLATILITY

Financial planning

Across an average planner's client base, there is about $3.2 million sitting in cash that would have otherwise been invested in growth assets, but hasn’t been due to mark...

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Editorial

Following the recent devastation in Japan, Ron Bewley asks: What does it take to shake our market?...

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Financial planning

Investors' caution about market risk and their continuing preference for cash expose them to even more risks, according to Australian Unity investments head of retail Cam...

Funds management

Global assets under management in exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and exchange-traded products will pass US$2 trillion in early 2012, and US$2 trillion purely in ETFs by the...

Financial planning

Volatility impacts AMP's September quarter cashflows....

Superannuation

New research reveals SMSF trustees remain heavily exposed to cash....

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Editorial

Financial uncertainty and disappointing returns in the global markets have raised questions about a double dip recession, something Brenda Reed deems unlikely....

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Superannuation

Industry superannuation funds have reassumed their dominance as shaky share markets undermine retail master trust returns....

Editorial

Equity Trustees has reported no change in profit for the past financial year but growth in its private clients push....

Funds management

Tactical asset allocation is coming back into vogue in an environment of higher volatility and lower returns, according to Barclays Capital’s director of funds busi...

Editorial

Challenger believes the times and an ageing population are on its side....

Financial planning

Treasury Group adopts a more active investment strategy to improve returns....

Financial planning

The looming financial and social challenges posed by longevity can no longer be ignored, writes Indy Singh....

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Financial planning

BNP Paribas Investment Partners is establishing an Australian fixed income investment team in response to renewed investor caution to market volatility....

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Financial planning

High-net-worth (HNW) investors are looking for increased investment opportunities following the global financial crisis (GFC), with exchange traded funds, commodities fun...

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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

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Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

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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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A Sydney financial adviser has been permanently banned from providing any financial services, with the regulator deriding his “lack of integrity, trustworthiness and prof...

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Minister for Financial Services, Stephen Jones, has provided further information about the second tranche of the Delivering Better Financial Outcomes (DBFO) reforms....

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One licensee has lost 27 advisers in the past week, now sitting at zero, according to the latest Wealth Data figures....

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