Features

Rethinking investment in emerging markets

Some of the biggest companies in the world are based in emerging markets. Perhaps it is time to let go of old-fashioned views and seriously consider this sector, writes J...

Editorial

Superannuation funds forced to do more with less in 2012

Damon Taylor writes that 2012 has proved to be a particularly busy year for the Australian superannuation industry – and one during which many funds found themselves tryi...

Editorial

Government lacking vision for superannuation

If one thing appears to have defined the efforts of the Gillard Government on superannuation it is a lack of vision – the type of vision exhibited by the former Prime Min...

Editorial

Is FOFA leaving too much to chance?

There are signs a lack of precision in the legislation has left too much to the interpretation of ASIC in translating FOFA into workable regulations....

Editorial

China set to remain the engine of global growth

Premium China Funds Management’s Jonathan Wu shares the findings of a recent study tour to China and his belief that, notwithstanding some challenges, the country will re...

Editorial

Too close to home – concentrating on Australian assets puts investors at risk

By concentrating investment on a narrow range of Australian assets, investors might be exposing themselves to more, rather than less risk, according to MLC’s Michael Kara...

Editorial

What can investors expect in 2013?

Dr Shane Oliver argues we should expect another year of reasonable returns, despite lurking risks....

Editorial

'Financial repression' in an age of deleveraging

The context of ‘financial repression’ requires investors in all asset classes to make appropriate strategic adjustments, according to Fidelity's Nick Armet....

Editorial

Why financial planners should aspire to be more like doctors (and less like lawyers)

Mike Taylor argues that if financial planners are to follow a template for becoming a profession, they should choose medicine over the law....

Editorial

Are SMSF trustees making a mistake with their equity allocations?

Stephen Nash looks at the current SMSF allocation of equities versus bonds and argues the reverse allocation would play out significantly in favour of the investor....

Editorial

How to handle investor behaviour

Investors are not always comfortable with the decisions made by fund managers, especially during volatile periods. Some managers cave in to their demands, while others do...