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The gap between industry super funds and the big six retail superannuation funds has significantly shrunk over the past year in terms of customer satisfaction, according ...

Editorial

Given the dichotomy between high growth emerging markets and low-growth developed markets, should all portfolios be 'overweight' to emerging market equities? If so, overw...

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Editorial

This month PortfolioConstruction Forum asked the research houses: Given the dichotomy between high growth emerging markets and low-growth developed markets, should all po...

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Editorial

Having recently travelled to China, portfolio manager Amit Lodha examines whether the country presents a sustainable investment opportunity, or if it’s just heading for a...

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Financial planning

There is no correlation between a country's gross domestic product (GDP) growth and the real returns of its stock market, according to Vanguard chief investment officer G...

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Editorial

The August market downturn gave the world a big scare and investors seemed to have run for the hills in fear the nightmare from 2008 was returning. Ron Bewley tries to ma...

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Superannuation

The August market downturn may have triggered the need for a portfolio rebalance, especially for those investing in a self-managed super fund (SMSF). Robin Bowerman explo...

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Superannuation

The August market downturn may have triggered the need for a portfolio rebalance, especially for those investing in a self-managed super fund (SMSF). Robin Bowerman explo...

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Editorial

Short-termism is a pandemic that continues to flourish unchecked within financial markets, resulting in significant long-term economic costs to investors. Mark Arnold and...

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Editorial

Short-termism is a pandemic that continues to flourish unchecked within financial markets, resulting in significant long-term economic costs to investors. Mark Arnold and...

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Financial planning

The Bennelong Avoca Emerging Leaders Fund, run by former UBS portfolio managers John Campbell and Jeremy Bendeich, has been awarded a 'recommended' rating by Zenith Inves...

Editorial

PortfolioConstruction Forum asked the research houses: Which are the top five quant analytics that practitioners should always consider, and why? And how much credence do...

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Financial planning

PortfolioConstruction Forum asked the research houses: Which are the top five quant analytics that practitioners should always consider, and why? And how much credence do...

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Financial planning

BT Financial Group will begin a one-off television advertising campaign from today, in an effort to reassure investors after an extraordinary week on the global sharemark...

Funds management

Australian equities are trading at a 30 per cent discount compared to bonds, making the stock market look cheaper now than it did during the global financial crisis (GFC)...

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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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