EDITORIAL

If one thing appears to have defined the efforts of the Gillard Government on superannuation it is a lack of vision – the type of vision exhibited by the former Prime Min...

Damon Taylor writes that 2012 has proved to be a particularly busy year for the Australian superannuation industry – and one during which many funds found themselves tryi...

There are signs a lack of precision in the legislation has left too much to the interpretation of ASIC in translating FOFA into workable regulations....

Premium China Funds Management’s Jonathan Wu shares the findings of a recent study tour to China and his belief that, notwithstanding some challenges, the country will re...

By concentrating investment on a narrow range of Australian assets, investors might be exposing themselves to more, rather than less risk, according to MLC’s Michael Kara...

Dr Shane Oliver argues we should expect another year of reasonable returns, despite lurking risks....

The context of ‘financial repression’ requires investors in all asset classes to make appropriate strategic adjustments, according to Fidelity's Nick Armet....

Mike Taylor argues that if financial planners are to follow a template for becoming a profession, they should choose medicine over the law....

Stephen Nash looks at the current SMSF allocation of equities versus bonds and argues the reverse allocation would play out significantly in favour of the investor....

Declining interest rates and bond yields, coupled with investors’ thirst for income, means strategies around equity income are here to stay, according to Warwick Cumming....

Apart from volatile markets and investor sentiment, this year has also seen major policy developments, new investment trends and key career and business moves. Tim Stewar...

Investors are not always comfortable with the decisions made by fund managers, especially during volatile periods. Some managers cave in to their demands, while others do...

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