market volatility

Editorial

Are ETFs the cause of recent international market volatility?

iShares Australia's Tom Keenan debunks the myths about the causes of market volatility....

Financial planning

Australian investors remain pessimistic about the prospect of full market recovery, with their concern levels rising while return expectations are decreasing....

Financial planning

Questions all clients ask their financial adviser

Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson explores some of the questions clients ask their financial advisers – and provides the answers....

Editorial

Australian investors facing a currency war

Select Asset Management's Dominic McCormick suspects the recent decline in currency volatility is the calm before a much bigger storm – with significant implications for ...

Editorial

Finding yield outside of bank term deposits

AMP Capital's Craig Keary warns investing in term deposits may prevent investors reaching their financial goals and suggests other ways to find yield....

Funds management

Income pays through multi-asset approach

Taking a multi-asset approach can level out an investor's income profile, according to Goldman Sachs portfolio manager Angus Bell....

Funds management

Platform flows lowest in 10 years

The platform market suffered yet another fall over the last year, with net fund flows reaching their lowest levels in 10 years....

Superannuation

Market volatility still creating investment opportunities

Global macro investing and hedging behaviour is having an increasingly significant impact on equity markets, according to Standard Life Investments....

Funds management

Govt bonds failing the risk/reward test

Government bonds in developed countries are no longer the 'risk-free' assets they once were, according to senior Franklin Templeton bond manager Michael Hasenstab....

Policy & Regulation

Volatility, FOFA force financial planners to cut costs

Most financial planning principals have felt the need to reduce costs within their businesses, according to a survey conducted by Money Management....

Superannuation

Investors’ love affair with cash heading for heartbreak

Investors’ love affair with cash could be heading for heartbreak if they don’t diversify, according to head of Australian Unity Investments, David Bryant....

Editorial

How to hang on to your profits in tough times

Rahul Guha uses his experience as an accountant to provide a few tips on how to manage profit in uncertain times....

Superannuation

Research approves active management

Research approves active management within volatility strategies....

Editorial

Strategies for investing in volatile markets

Julian Robertson suggests a practical strategy when introducing money into the market and another for managing existing portfolios....

Financial planning

Re-engage clients with intelligent investing, says Russell

Russell Investments director for client investment strategies Scott Fletcher says emotional investing is leading to clients abandoning long-term strategies for wealth cre...