ASSET ALLOCATION

Editorial

It is no surprise investors and financial advisers are confused in what has become a dysfunctional economic and investment environment, according to Dominic McCormick....

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Editorial

The risk of using modern portfolio theory – like any model – is that if poor inputs go into the model, poor results come out. Michael Kitces explains....

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Funds management

Modern portfolio theory still has a place in portfolio construction, but fund managers have been taking the wrong approach, according to Pinnacle Advisory head of researc...

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Financial planning

In a stagnating Australian economy, institutional investors are taking a more dynamic approach to their asset allocation, according to research by AXA Investment Managers...

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People & Products

Centric Wealth, through its relationship with Philo Capital Advisers, has retained Dr Don Stammer as a non-executive expert....

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Editorial

Julian Robertson suggests a practical strategy when introducing money into the market and another for managing existing portfolios....

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Superannuation

New research commissioned by Principal Global Investors points to investors being focused as much on risk as returns....

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Financial planning

Challenger is set to launch a new advertising campaign targeted at financial planners which will focus on the 'do nots' of asset allocation for retirees....

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Financial planning

A significant majority of investors believe markets are in for a prolonged period of market turbulence, according to new research commissioned by Principal Global Investo...

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Financial planning

Active portfolio management will be the key to success in current financial markets rather than a reliance on investment products alone....

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Editorial

Multi-manager funds might have done well on the inflows front, but the dispersion between returns across the sector has been at its widest for a number of years. This cou...

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Editorial

Dr Stephen Nash looks at asset allocation and why some balanced funds are not so balanced....

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Editorial

Building debt portfolios used to be easy. But it’s much harder now. These days, the debt side of portfolios should be absolutely secure and designed as three buckets. Tim...

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Financial planning

Over the past six months, Australian Unity Personal Financial Services has added 26 financial advisers to its business....

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Editorial

When it comes to asset allocation, the focus has shifted from beating benchmarks to the requirement that liabilities are met, writes Richard Skelt....

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