MARKET VOLATILITY

Editorial

As the boom in the Australian economy recedes, investors from this country are beginning to look at rising Asian equities as a strategy to boost returns – but a sense of ...

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Editorial

Although lifecycle investing may hold the solution to one set of problems, it also has the potential to lift the lid on another Pandora’s box, writes Renato Mota....

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Funds management

Macquarie puts in solid first quarter and looks to improved FY2014 performance....

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Superannuation

APRA's quarterly superannuation statistics for March 2013 have highlighted the continuing growth and strength of the SMSF sector, according to SPAA's Graeme Colley....

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Superannuation

The latest Chant West data points to most fund members ending the year in positive territory, but only just....

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Financial planning

Despite a slight decrease in return expectations, investor sentiment remains on a high, according to a new survey by Investment Trends....

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Editorial

Australian financial planners have faced some of their most troubling years, but Vanguard’s Michael Lovett suggests a bright outlook is beginning to emerge – something wh...

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Financial planning

New research suggests planners are finding 2013 profitable despite the impact of legislative change and continuing market uncertainty....

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Financial planning

UBS Global Asset Management predicts solid growth for 'smart beta' ETFs in Australia. ...

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Editorial

Some of the key assumptions about share market investing are deeply flawed and merit robust re-examination, writes Schroders’ Martin Conlon....

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Editorial

Apart from volatile markets and investor sentiment, this year has also seen major policy developments, new investment trends and key career and business moves. Tim Stewar...

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Financial planning

Research suggests financial planners are becoming increasingly reliant on risk advice to drive income, with the proportion of revenue derived from insurance increasing in...

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Editorial

With fixed interest investments becoming increasingly popular with all types of investors, Michael Frearson writes it is crucial that they know what to look out for....

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Editorial

What are the benefits of using a commodity trading adviser (managed futures) fund in a portfolio? What is a reasonable allocation, and where should that allocation come f...

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Financial planning

Whilst huge winds of change batter the investment and regulatory environment, a fundamental shift in the way consumers interact with technology is altering the nature of ...

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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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This verdict highlights something deeply wrong and rotten at the heart of the FSCP. We are witnessing a heavy-handed, op...

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