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Financial planning

Wingate chief investment officer questions the validity of China's growth outlook....

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Funds management

Institutional investors across Europe and Asia are seeking regular investment income rather than capital appreciation, a new report by Fidelity Worldwide Investment has r...

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Financial planning

Calls for independent inquiry into Australian financial system to redress undue influence of major banks....

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Financial planning

Most direct investors want advice but they are unclear on adviser's value propositions, CoreData has found....

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Financial planning

By parking their money in cash, investors are creating long-term problems for their retirement funding, according to a new Russell Investments risk/return analysis....

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Financial planning

Professional Investment Services (PIS) has contracted Zenith to provide an annual review of the dealer group's approved product list (APL) and its internal research proce...

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Financial planning

Professional Investment Services (PIS) has contracted Zenith to provide an annual review of the dealer group's approved product list (APL) and its internal research proce...

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Financial planning

Short-term reporting and the supposed effect of past performance on the future benefits of a superannuation fund encourage unnecessary knee-jerk reactions from members, a...

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Financial planning

Short-term reporting and the supposed effect of past performance on the future benefits of a superannuation fund encourage unnecessary knee-jerk reactions from members, a...

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Financial planning

Financial planners have continued to steer clear of growth assets while more than doubling their portfolio allocation to term deposits in the past year....

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Financial planning

The last 12 months have been a tough year for Australian insurers as highly-publicised natural disasters pushed up claims costs across the industry, but there is some opt...

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Financial planning

The last 12 months have been a tough year for Australian insurers as highly-publicised natural disasters pushed up claims costs across the industry, but there is some opt...

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Financial planning

Equities are still attractive on a valuations basis, but volatile market conditions are likely to test the nerve of value investors in 2012, according to van Eyk head of ...

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Financial planning

Equities are still attractive on a valuations basis, but volatile market conditions are likely to test the nerve of value investors in 2012, according to van Eyk head of ...

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Financial planning

The mortgage market is set for a strong start this year as first home buyers take their biggest step towards lending since February 2010, according to new data from RateC...

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