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Boutique fund manager Instreet is expanding its Link series with the introduction of the Link DS hedging product, which has received a 'recommended' rating from Lonsec....

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Colonial First State's David Gait explains why encouraging company stewardship in Asia can only be a good thing for investors....

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Financial planning

Ed Psaltis explains why there is an increasing appetite for full disclosure of real estate investment trust gearing levels....

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Financial planning

With the Australian share market showing signs of strength, Janine Mace explains why the focus has shifted from the US to that of the Chinese economy....

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Financial planning

Financial planners’ revenues may have bounced back with the increase in equity markets, but caution and conservatism remains amongst advisers, according to Centric Wealth...

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Financial planning

Investment banks and other advisers who participate in capital raisings and mergers and acquisitions will face tough new standards this year, with ASIC acknowledging freq...

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Financial planning

Investors should diversify across different countries, rather than different asset classes, for true diversification, according to the head of Intrinsic Value Investments...

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Editorial

There’s more to bustling Warsaw than meets the eye. The city, steeped in rich history and beautiful art, is coming of age to compete on global financial markets. Mark Mob...

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Editorial

Performance graphs can be misleading, warns Rob Keavney, who explains how fund managers and others can create false impressions of investment performance....

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Financial planning

Despite comprising less than two per cent of retail funds, structured products have received more than their fair share of criticism over the past year. Vince Scully disc...

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Financial planning

New research delivered in the ING Investor Dashboard Sentiment Index reveals Australian investor sentiment has been improving strongly....

Editorial

Beware the consensus of negativity at the bottom of cycles, writes Mark Newman....

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Editorial

Robert Keavney draws back the curtains to examine the reliability of financial forecasts....

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Editorial

Investors should have fixed income allocations to lower portfolio risk and avoid the disasters of the past few years, argues STEPHEN HART....

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Editorial

Perennial Value Management's managing director said the fund manager is projecting a period of flat profit growth, but on a yield basis, there's good value in the market....

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