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Responsible investment: Where do ethical boundaries lie?

Investors with ethical sensitivities may prefer certified responsible investment funds, but do they really understand where their money is going and to what extent do the...

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Retirement strategies for a life of leisure

Sarina Raffo lays out the various financial planning options available to clients as they prepare for their retirement....

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Investment opportunities in the recoveries of developed and emerging markets

Distinct recovery paths are emerging for developed and developing markets in the wake of the global financial crisis. Michael Hasenstab examines the opportunities for inv...

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Why global credit should be part of a fixed-income investment

Global credit, with its historically high yields, should feature in any fixed-income investment, writes Matthew McCrum....

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Financial planning commissions face extinction

While much remains unresolved about future government policy and the ultimate shape of financial planning regulation, a good deal is already obvious. Change is inevitable...

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You can't regulate against investor greed

A recent parliamentary report lamented the poor educational skills of 'mum and dad' investors and their inability to critically analyse retail investment products. But is...

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Transition to retirement strategies and the new contribution caps

Bryan Ashenden considers transition to retirement strategies in a new contribution cap environment....

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A place for alternative investments in diverse portfolios

Dominic McCormick looks at alternatives to mainstream investments and the role they can play in a diverse portfolio....

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How financial planners can reassure nervous investors

As the fragile world economy begins to show signs of recovery, Ray Griffin explains how financial planners can reassure skittish investors....

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Recovery is all in the timing

One consequence of the equity market downturn could be a return to a more active focus on economic fundamentals and their impact on financial markets, writes Stephen Halm...

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Ripoll Inquiry: One step on a long road

The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services (the Ripoll Inquiry) has delivered precisely what could be expected from a parliamentary inquiry ...

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Ripoll Inquiry: The review saga begins

The findings of the Ripoll Inquiry have been broadly welcomed by the financial planning industry, but as Mike Taylor reports, they will ultimately be diluted by the findi...