Australian Equities

The Australian equities market continues to defy expectations of a slowdown from last year’s record highs, rising 2.2 per cent...

Australians own more shares directly than anyone else in the world but are as likely to get stock tips from...

Promina’s financial services division has contributed $132 million of the group’s $458 million profit for 2004, although the wealth management...

By Michael BaileyBalanced funds that were overweight in Australian shares performed best last month, as the ‘January effect’ lifted the...

By Michael BaileyUS economic growth could be as low as 1 per cent in 2005, leading global markets to suffer...

By Michael BaileyNOT-for-profit super funds and commercial master trusts were equally represented among the best performing publicly available retirement products...

Good stockpicking will be more obviously rewarded in 2005 than it was during the blanket gains of the Australian equity...

A buoyant Australian equity market helped fund managers to their best returns in over a decade last year.The median return...

Why do most market commentators spend their time forecasting short-term market moves, which is tough and largely irrelevant to planners,...

Australians investing in international equities received a windfall this year, with signs of recovery in all major world markets. However,...