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Superannuation

Super portfolios are an “aggressive constant mix”, leaving investors in the pre- and post-retirement stages at risk....

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Funds management

Australian investors are increasingly positioning their portfolios for a potential pullback in the share market....

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Editorial

The growing acceptance of the new electronic currency, Bitcoin, is threatening to disrupt and change the global financial system. Mark Thomas explains why investors and a...

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Editorial

Looking across the investment landscape for clear winners and losers is not a simple task, with more grey than black and white coming into view. While performances are be...

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Financial planning

ASIC has rebuffed suggestions HFT is a problem and stated a ‘lack of hysteria’ should not be mistaken for complacency....

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Funds management

Australia and the United States have signed an agreement to reduce the burden on Australian financial institutions in adhering to the US’s Foreign Account Tax Compliance ...

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Financial planning

Insurer TAL upgrades risk management approach via appointment of Chief Risk Officer. ...

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People & Products

Life insurer TAL has appointed a chief risk officer to its senior executive team to bolster its risk management sector....

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Funds management

The Australian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association Limited (AVCAL) has called for a broader Significant Investor visa (SIV) program to drive economic growth....

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Financial planning

HFA founder and chair Spencer Young resigns, ending a 15-year involvement with the group....

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Editorial

Mike Taylor writes that ASIC chairman Greg Medcraft has laid out how the regulator sees the future of financial planner education – and the challenge will be how the indu...

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Financial planning

Financial planning industry veteran Gwen Fletcher passes away aged 94....

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Funds management

A “bumpy ride” for stocks and bonds and the increasing correlation between them means alternative assets are a necessity for a successful portfolio. ...

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Editorial

There is a world of opportunities now awaiting Australian investors with the energy and nous to look overseas, writes Zurich’s James Holt. ...

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Editorial

It can seem that deficits outweigh the benefits when it comes to investing in emerging markets at present but, as Milana Pokrajac reports, while some of the emerging mark...

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