Editorial

It is remarkable how many people were surprised by the comments provided to a Parliamentary committee by senior executives of...

When the National Australia Bank (NAB) late last month announced its acquisition of Aviva’s wealth management business, its documentation lodged...

Continuing on the theme of Australia outperforming other major economies, Australia’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 0.4 per cent...

Patrick Farrell discusses the importance of top-down management and the current risk environment in funds management. Top-down management focuses on...

A year ago, term deposit investors were in heaven. Eight per cent-plus returns were par for the course and investors...

There are no laws prohibiting the sale of petrol, matches, milk bottles or cotton rags individually. Separately, they offer little...

Profitability in the Australian life insurance industry has taken a major hit, according to the latest data released by the...

As with domestic equities, international investing in the current market requires a different approach to that which worked during the...

In the investment world the truth is seldom pure and rarely simple. The strength of global equity markets between 2003...

When Australia was enjoying a bull property market, investors – many of them retirees – opted to put their money...