It is now more than six years' since the industry superannuation funds launched their 'compare the pair' advertising campaign and, as Mike Taylor reports, it appears to h...

The Government guarantee on deposits was recently capped at $250,000. Tamara Radice details the facts about the change and explores options available to investors under t...

The current global economic uncertainty has resulted in many investors questioning the wisdom of some of their investment decisions. Michael Carrigan explores ways in whi...

Given the dichotomy between high growth emerging markets and low-growth developed markets, should all portfolios be 'overweight' to emerging market equities? If so, overw...

This month PortfolioConstruction Forum asked the research houses: Given the dichotomy between high growth emerging markets and low-growth developed markets, should all po...

If the Government had cared to undertake a full regulatory impact analysis of its new legislation it might have quickly concluded that, in many respects, it was turning b...

Robert Keavney agrees that the USA should be stripped of its AAA rating - and wonders whether it could be downgraded further. ...

Having recently travelled to China, portfolio manager Amit Lodha examines whether the country presents a sustainable investment opportunity, or if it’s just heading for a...

The sole purpose test has governed the operations of Australian superannuation funds for nearly two decades but, as Mike Taylor reports, it may require some reinterpretat...

As China transforms itself into a domestic consumption-driven economy, energy and resources-intensive industries will slow. Australian investors need to tilt their equiti...

As China transforms itself into a domestic consumption-driven economy, energy and resources-intensive industries will slow. Australian investors need to tilt their equiti...