Editorial

Opportunities knock in China and emerging markets

Emerging market growth opportunities still exist if investors know where to look, writes Skye Macpherson....

The trouble with buy-back in trauma insurance

While the buy-back structure within trauma insurance policies exists to benefit clients, Col Fullagar identifies a series of inconsistencies in how the facility is repres...

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The global financial crisis has only just begun

The GFC never ended, and the bill for a quarter century of profligacy may be due, Robert Keavney argues....

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Government needs to re-examine superannuation legislation

While it is clearly not high on the current Federal Government’s agenda, at some point it will need to revisit legislation covering the operation of superannuation funds ...

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Superannuation celebration guaranteed

The financial services industry has celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Superannuation Guarantee and, as Mike Taylor reports, the industry funds have more to celebrate...

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Software offers financial planning solutions

Alexei Piltiaev explains how implementing the right software solution can help financial planning businesses tackle the compliance and administration issues flowing from ...

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Mortgage Choice reports a 7.4 per cent profit boost

Mortgage Choice has recorded a $15.9 million net profit after tax, an increase of 7.4 per cent on the previous corresponding period....

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Plan B announces 36 per cent profit rise

Plan B Group Holdings Limited (Plan B) has announced a 36.1 per cent increase in net profit after tax to $4.59 million for the financial year 2011 (FY2011)....

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The global economy - lessons learned

In mid June, eight members of the PortfolioConstruction Forum Academy travelled to Boston, to undertake a four-day Harvard Business School short course on the global econ...

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August research round up

PortfolioConstruction Forum asked the major funds research houses for an update on their on their most recent projects....

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Researchers name top quant analytics

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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Cutting through the confusion around trauma insurance

Many inconsistencies currently exist between different insurers in their trauma policy wording, especially when it comes to policy lapsing and reinstatement. Col Fullagar...