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What are the pros and cons of using an Australian equity SMA?

Learn about SMAs features and the pros and cons of using an Australian equity SMA...

Why market crashes can be worse than mediocre returns

While we tend to focus on sharp market crashes, sudden declines that recover quickly within just a year or few are not necessarily problematic. What is far more destructi...

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FOFA set to give free kick to superannuation funds

The Government’s handling of FOFA risks entrenching an inappropriate advantage for superannuation funds with respect to the provision of financial advice, writes Mike Tay...

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A man’s home is his retirement

Australia’s love affair with property is well documented, but many baby boomers are selling up to fund their retirement. According to MLC's Andrew Barnett, this shows the...

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FOFA's failings come into focus as time runs out

The financial planning industry understands that time is running out to extract key amendments to the FOFA bills and, as Mike Taylor writes, the industry has distilled it...

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Have ASIC and APRA lost their objectivity?

Concerns ASIC and APRA were becoming increasingly politicised were brought to a head during the hearings into the FOFA reforms....

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Hedge funds pay a heavy price for GFC

Ever since the first impact of the global financial crisis, both international and domestic regulators have been announcing changes to hedge funds, which would aim at imp...

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Why hedge funds are back in the spotlight

Given the new investment environment, flexibility is essential. This might create perfect conditions for the growth of the hedge fund sector, writes Janine Mace....

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Can a resurgent USA rise above the euro crisis?

Can an improving United States offset the problems in Europe? Matt Sherwood writes....

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Multi-asset funds shift their approach

As many traditional multi-asset funds disappointed during the GFC, recent times have seen many managers diversify. Deanne Fuller examines the sector....

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BT strongest in poor year for retail managed funds

BT emerged from 2011 relatively unscathed in what was a poor year for retail managed funds providers....

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Will FOFA hold up to parliamentary scrutiny?

Mike Taylor writes that the dissenting reports produced within the Parliamentary Joint Committee reviewing the FOFA bills will ensure the key points are thoroughly debate...