ASX
Editorial
The times suit Challenger as annuities growth translates into record half-year result....
Editorial
In his market forecast for 2012, Ron Bewley has a stronger sense of positive outcomes in the next 12 months....
Financial planning
Australians are continuing their push into SMSFs, but most financial advisers have not thought about the risks associated with a direct equity portfolio, according to Ins...
Financial planning
Australians are continuing their push into SMSFs, but most financial advisers have not thought about the risks associated with a direct equity portfolio, according to Ins...
Financial planning
Equities are still attractive on a valuations basis, but volatile market conditions are likely to test the nerve of value investors in 2012, according to van Eyk head of ...
Financial planning
Equities are still attractive on a valuations basis, but volatile market conditions are likely to test the nerve of value investors in 2012, according to van Eyk head of ...
Editorial
All the signs are showing that the share market is reaching its low point, argues Dominic McCormick....
Financial planning
ETF specialist company BetaShares has described 2011 as having been a watershed year for the Australian ETF industry, with ASX listed ETFs attracting over $500 million in...
Financial planning
Australian financial planners and their clients have had to live with higher than normal levels of market volatility for much of the past three years as both a consequenc...
Financial planning
The Supreme Court of New South Wales has approved the Commonwealth Bank's acquisition of Count Financial....
Financial planning
Eligible employees will each be offered up to $1,000 of ordinary shares under the Macquarie Group Employee Share Plan....
Editorial
Managed funds are supposedly a non-transparent and expensive way of investing, while ETFs are increasingly touted as low cost investment saviours. Graham Hand outlines ho...
Funds management
Australian exchange traded funds more than doubled their September intake in October, increasing total market capitalisation by $342 million to $5.2 billion....
Superannuation
Aaron Dunn lists some of the strategies that self-managed super fund members can start to think about to help bolster their superannuation savings in recovering markets....
Financial planning
Major considerations for investors in Asia are the same as for any asset class - risk and return. In Asia though, the potential returns and risks can be very different fr...
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The succession dilemma is more than just a matter of commitments.This isn’t simply about younger vs. older advisers. It’...
Significant ethical issues there. If a relationship is in the process of breaking down then both parties are likely to b...
It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...