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Short-term forecasts and other silly questions

Short-term market forecasts are about as useful as horoscopes, says DOMINIC McCORMICK....

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How will financial markets react to war?

What will happen to the world’s financial markets if there’s a war? CHARLES BEELAERTS investigates....

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Hedge funds: not all they’re cracked up to be

A damning new report on the hedge fund industry in Australia has found that many products do not constitute hedge funds at all. Authors of the report, MARTIN GOLD and PAU...

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Too soon to talk recovery

The dominant mood of planners at the recent FPA Conference was that it has been a tough year but it is important to ensure clients adhere to their long-term strategy and ...

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Deakin flags loss as costs of expansion bite

The Deakin Financial Services group has indicated that it will record a loss in the current financial year as it looks to bed down an ambitious growth strategy....

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Count touts profit upswing

Listed financial planning group Count Financial has forecast an $8 million operating profit for the current financial year....

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Wrap market’s rising star

AVANTEOS appears to have nosed in front of its competitors on its wrap platform development....

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Trust Company posts slim profit ahead of merger

Financial services company Trust Company of Australia has posted a profit of $1.97 million for the six months to August 31, which was almost 8 per cent down on the corres...

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Profit margins dwindle for US advisory firms

US Financial advisory practices are experiencing similar challenges to local advisers as their rising costs exceed growth rates, according to the 2002 US Financial Planni...

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No need to ‘get’ hedge funds to get into them

The complex nature of hedge funds should not stop advisers from recommending them, says DOMINIC McCORMICK....

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Distinct investment styles prove more difficult down under

ACTIVE managers use different investment styles with the aim of outperforming the market. In the US, ‘value’ and ‘growth’ are two of the key styles used by fund managers ...

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No market failure, so no need to cap fees

The debate over fees and charges preoccupying industry observers over the past year and a half peaked recently with the launch of the Labor Party’s policy platform includ...