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Funds management

New data from Towers Watson has found that its clients have increased their allocation to hedge fund and private market strategies by 70 per cent since 2010, finishing th...

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Funds management

According to Towers Watson, fund managers’ return expectations for US and Australian equity markets are at their lowest since 2008....

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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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Financial planning

LaSalle Investment Management has added to the property portfolio within its LaSalle Australia Core Plus Fund....

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Financial planning

Despite signs that markets are recovering, there is still more money sitting in cash than there is in the total capitalisation of the ASX, according to Zenith investment ...

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Editorial

While financial planners accept the reasons they are required to hold Professional Indemnity insurance, there are signs the system needs a review....

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Editorial

Clarence Advisory's Matt Drennan asks whether events in equity markets are, inadvertently or otherwise, paving the way for another asset price bubble....

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Editorial

The context of ‘financial repression’ requires investors in all asset classes to make appropriate strategic adjustments, according to Fidelity's Nick Armet....

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Superannuation

On the back of the reliable and above-average dividends offered, Australian real estate investment trusts (REITs) may be an attractive prospect for investors in 2013....

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Accounting

Superannuation body warns of implications flowing from accountants, real estate agents, mortgage brokers and lawyers around SMSFs and property....

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Funds management

Asian Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) provide more diversification benefits with stocks than listed real estate companies an Asian Pacific Real Estate Association (...

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Funds management

Craig Mowll says there is no reason to assume Asia's rapid growth over the last few decades would not continue, with GDP for the region expected to double in 20 years....

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Financial planning

With the aim of growing its financial planner and mortgage broker network, Australian Capital Home Loans has launched its independent financial planning arm, Australian C...

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Funds management

Investors making the decision to allocate to listed property are looking beyond a single-strategy portfolio to meet their financial needs and want to diversify across a l...

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Superannuation

Growth in the SMSF space means mortgage brokers have an opportunity to develop specialist knowledge in a complex area, according to Macquarie Adviser Services....

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