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Superannuation should not pay for a Federal Budget surplus

The Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan and the Treasury must shelve any plans they may have to alter the superannuation tax regime to achieve a Budget surplus, warns Mike Taylo...

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A brand they can trust

The financial planning industry is a diverse organism not well understood by the media and other industry outsiders and advisers need to remember this....

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The value of gold in an investment portfolio

A small allocation to gold could add significant benefits to a client’s investment portfolio, writes BetaShares's Drew Corbett....

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How to spot an investment manager who thinks outside the box

With every investment management firm claiming it is different from its competitors, Allan Gray asks what it means to be contrarian....

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Fixed interest strategies find favour as equities lose their lustre

While equities no longer have the appeal they had prior to the financial crisis, sophisticated fixed interest strategies are springing up in their wake....

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Is it time investors embraced risk with a fixed interest allocation?

Increasing a client’s exposure to risk may start with a fixed income allocation, but the asset class is now fraught with complexity. Janine Mace explains....

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Bill Shorten adds fuel to the fire

Bill Shorten has fuelled criticisms of the Government from within the financial services sector by appearing to pre-empt the findings of the Productivity Commission....

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Are financial planners getting value for money from their EDRs?

Financial planners are required to be members of an approved external disputes resolution service but they may not always know whether they are getting value for money....

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FOFA ushering in a new financial planning reality

The dealer group model is changing and BT’s Mark Spiers says financial planners will need to make choices consistent with the newly evolving reality....

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Is China headed for a hard landing?

Catherine Yeung weighs up the evidence as to whether China is headed for an economic hard landing....

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Investing when the markets are dysfunctional

It is no surprise investors and financial advisers are confused in what has become a dysfunctional economic and investment environment, according to Dominic McCormick....