Editorial

It is better to have the ability and the freedom to ignore the short run if you want superior returns, writes Jason Blumberg....

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Investors can afford to be optimistic heading into 2013

Tom Keenan of iShares Australia examines some themes that may affect market outcomes in the year ahead....

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Is there another asset price bubble in the making?

Clarence Advisory's Matt Drennan asks whether events in equity markets are, inadvertently or otherwise, paving the way for another asset price bubble....

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Do equities protect against inflation?

Dr Stephen Nash uses both domestic and international data to argue that equities will not protect investment portfolios if there is a spike in inflation....

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APESB facing questions following APES 230 fumble

The good news for accountants involved in the provision of financial advice is that the APESB started 2013 by extending the time-frames with respect to its APES 230 stand...

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FOFA giving financial planners the urge to merge

Mike Taylor writes that FOFA is already beginning to change the shape and texture of the financial planning industry – something likely to be reflected in a rash of annou...

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Rethinking investment in emerging markets

Some of the biggest companies in the world are based in emerging markets. Perhaps it is time to let go of old-fashioned views and seriously consider this sector, writes J...

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Emerging markets exceed expectations

Janine Mace looks at a better-than-expected performance of emerging markets, though challenges still remain....

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Superannuation funds forced to do more with less in 2012

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...

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Government lacking vision for superannuation

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...

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Is FOFA leaving too much to chance?

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....

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China set to remain the engine of global growth

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...