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Why managed funds need to set a new standard

In order to bring back the appeal of managed funds, Australia needs to comply with the newly created international standards on managed fund structures, according to Harv...

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Government interventions and the search for yield in equity markets

The insistence of policymakers on intervention in free markets is a worry, writes Martin Conlon....

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Federal Budget changes compound superannuation confusion

The dust has well and truly settled on the Federal Budget but, as Liz Westover writes, the Government needs to accept that its actions have served to confuse Australians ...

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APRA rolls over on superannuation fund delays

In the wake of concerns about APRA's handling of the collapse of Trio Capital it has emerged that the regulator has little or no idea how well superannuation funds perfor...

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Taking a fresh look at multi-manager funds

Multi-manager funds might have done well on the inflows front, but the dispersion between returns across the sector has been at its widest for a number of years. This cou...

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LICs offer opportunities amid the market mood swings

One of the areas where the cycle of pessimism and optimism offers regular interesting opportunities is listed investment companies, writes Dominic McCormick....

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When balance funds tip the scale

Dr Stephen Nash looks at asset allocation and why some balanced funds are not so balanced....

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The price of a financial planning principal's allegiance

Is any sensible financial planning principal capable of resisting the offer of up to $1 million to change dealer groups and/or corporate allegiance?...

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International equities investors facing more turbulence

While three key global equities markets still face trouble, there has been a major shift in investor behaviour towards this sector. Benjamin Levy reports investors are mo...

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When the dealer group model breaks, CEOs fall

As a number of dealer group heads have found themselves out of a job, Mike Taylor writes that it is symptomatic of the impending death of the traditional financial planni...

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Profitability up and financial advisers optimistic

Although revenues continue to trend down, financial planning practice operating profitability has actually risen in the past year, while advisers also indicate they are o...

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A guide to building debt portfolios

Building debt portfolios used to be easy. But it’s much harder now. These days, the debt side of portfolios should be absolutely secure and designed as three buckets. Tim...