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Short-term stimulus policies creating long-term problems

Short-term stimulus policies, like low interest rates and excessive liquidity injections, can have severe, long-term consequences for the global economy, as Stanley Yeo e...

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Investment: a guide to the best and worst sectors

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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Good and bad in lifting pension age

While many Australians will resent a Federal Budget which includes a lifting of the pension age to 70, such a move is likely to generate plenty of business and new produc...

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Standing on politics or principle?

The president of the Fair Work Commission has made a personal stand to ensure that the default funds review is completed, but Mike Taylor suggests some will question what...

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BTFG helps Westpac result

BTFG has emerged as a solid contributor to Westpac’s solid six month result....

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HUB24 boosted by white label arrangements

HUB24 posts record new inflows off the back of white labelled investment platform services....

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ANZ expected to take the lead in results season

ANZ has been tipped to outshine its commercial banking competitors this reporting season with the strongest underlying profit growth among the Big Four, an estimate shows...

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Planning for post-retirement outcomes

With post-retirement planning emerging as a major issue in 2014, Andrew Gale argues that there needs to be less focus on products and more focus on advice-based solutions...

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MetLife records risk sales boom

MetLife posts record year for growth in overall risk inflows and new premium sales....

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Socially responsible investing - more than good versus bad companies

Socially responsible investing is more complex than simply distinguishing ‘good’ companies from ‘bad’ companies, writes Bruce Smith. ...

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Australian equities - seeking simplicity in a complex world

If applied systematically, derivatives can deliver a consistent return outcome. However, client confusion and operational risks can add complexity to the process, as Rudi...

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Are emerging markets on a rocky road to recovery?

With negative market sentiment and volatility in China, emerging markets appear to have a rocky road ahead. But that doesn’t mean they’re not up for the challenge, writes...