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Navigating the current climate: what role can technology play?

The current economic climate has put pressure on financial planning practices throughout Australia and around the world....

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Alternative Investments (Hedge Funds): Alpha adds up for Winton

Macquarie looked at about 300 managers for its Professional Series of investments and narrowed it down to six, including this year’s winner, Winton Global Alpha Fund....

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Regional/Emerging Market Equities: Aberdeen’s meet and greet strategy

It came down to two worthy finalists in the Regional/Emerging Market Equities category, but highly experienced Aberdeen Asset Management ultimately came out on top with i...

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A not-so-cheap shot

It would have come as no surprise to the chief executive of the Financial Planning Association, Jo-Anne Bloch, that she was subject to some stern questioning from the flo...

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Have we hit bottom yet?

Everyone agrees it is difficult to market time and there’s no point in trying to pick the bottom of the market. Yet every second conversation in the markets today revolve...

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Westpac profit holds up, almost

Westpac Banking Corporation has reported just a 1 per cent fall in net profit for the six months to the end of March, but BT Financial Group has tended to struggle....

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Equity Trustees flags lower profit outlook

Equity Trustees has signalled that its profit could be as much as 25 to 30 per cent lower this financial year after reporting a 19.1 per cent decline for the half year....

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Macquarie Group profit slumps 52 per cent

Macquarie Group's record profit for 2008 has slumped 52 per cent amid the fallout from the global financial crisis, but in line with earlier forecasts....

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Markets moved by mass hysteria

Let’s get one thing absolutely clear: bear markets will keep happening, whether we like it or not. ...

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Shopping for valuation transparency

Notwithstanding that the valuation of unlisted assets held by superannuation funds has been an issue for at least six to nine months, the Australian Prudential Regulation...

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Bankwest records $139 million loss in 2008

Increased provisions to counter property exposure in NSW and Queensland....

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BT reports 44 per cent profit drop

BT Investment Management has reported a 44 per cent decline in net profit for the six months to March 31, but has argued it is a satisfactory result in tough conditions a...