As investors move funds out of cash, retirees need a broader approach to generating income. ...

Janine Mace looks at a better-than-expected performance of emerging markets, though challenges still remain....

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...

Dr Stephen Nash explains what happens when equities perform outside the average....

Allocations to Australian equities by SMSF trustees did not keep pace with the strong performance of the share market in the September quarter, according to the latest Mu...

Select Asset Management’s Dominic McCormick says it’s time investors reduced their reliance on simplistic risk categories in asset allocation....

Global listed property has outperformed both Australian listed property and international shares over the five years to 31 August, as investors seek high yield and a stea...

While equities no longer have the appeal they had prior to the financial crisis, sophisticated fixed interest strategies are springing up in their wake....

Increasing a client’s exposure to risk may start with a fixed income allocation, but the asset class is now fraught with complexity. Janine Mace explains....

A love affair with so-called 'safe haven' products such as cash will hurt investor returns without proper diversification, according to AUI....

Financial planners lack an understanding of fixed income, which has been over-complicated by fixed income asset managers, according Philip Gardner, head of asset manageme...

During the GFC, direct property had a number of issues related to manager capability, asset quality, illiquidity and gearing. However, the sector has been working hard to...

Given the slowest share market recovery in years, many investors will wait it out before diving back in. But taking the same approach with asset allocation in superannuat...

ETF Securities has expanded the range of exchange-traded commodities it has on offer in Australia....