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Super funds search for asset allocation alternatives

Continuing volatility in traditional equities markets has encouraged superannuation funds to maintain their strategic allocations towards alternatives....

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EQT records slight profit growth

Equity Trustees Limited has recorded a slight profit growth, up to $8.4 million for the 2012 financial year, following the incorporation of its aged care advisory busines...

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Macquarie Group result - a tale of two halves

Macquarie Group has weathered tough conditions to report a net profit of $361 million for the half year ended 30 September, up 18 per cent on the same period in 2011 but ...

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Planning and SMSFs drive AMP cashflows

AMP's third quarter cashflows announcement points to contribution made by wealth management and SMSFs....

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Are ETFs the cause of recent international market volatility?

iShares Australia's Tom Keenan debunks the myths about the causes of market volatility....

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Are FOFA and Stronger Super here to stay?

While the Opposition Spokesman on Financial Services, Senator Mathias Cormann, has signalled an intention to roll back elements of FOFA and Stronger Super, financial plan...

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Does your investment portfolio need a spring clean?

Investment portfolios can do with a spring clean to avoid stocks reaching their ‘best before’ date. Fiona Clark provides six reasons to clean out your client’s investment...

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Can you predict outperformance in a fund manager?

van Eyk's Jonathan Ramsay gives investors some tips for determining whether a fund manager will outperform....

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Productivity Commission's default fund position set to be short-lived

Mike Taylor writes that the Productivity Commission’s final report on default funds under modern awards delivered a formula which is unlikely to survive a change of Gover...

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ANZ nets solid profit despite wealth management

ANZ has netted a $5.7 billion full-year profit, but its wealth management division has evidenced difficult market conditions....

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Government’s superannuation tinkering takes its toll

APRA and Australian Bureau of Statistics data suggest the Government’s constant tinkering with superannuation is undermining confidence in the sector....

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Why central bank stimulus has not solved the world’s structural problems

Perpetual’s Matt Sherwood explains why recent central bank stimulus has boosted investor sentiment but not solved any of the world's structural problems. ...