AUSTRALIAN EQUITIES

Funds management

Equity research company Skaffold has surveyed 100 investors to find their preferences for equity markets performance for the next 12 months....

Editorial

With term deposit rates falling and bond yields at historic lows, investors are finally ready to listen. Janine Mace reports things are looking good for the Australian eq...

Funds management

There is a clear desire from Australian investors for more fixed income products – and emerging market debt (EMD) strategies could help to meet this demand, according to ...

People & Products

Jonathan Armitage has been appointed chief investment officer of MLC Investment Management following the departure of Nicky Richards in August last year....

Superannuation

Super funds are on track to record the best returns in five years, according to new data released by SuperRatings and Chant West....

Financial planning

The steep rise by Australian equities in the last few months has driven investor sentiment into positive territory again, according to CoreData’s Investor Equities Sentim...

Funds management

As the Australian population ages and people live for longer, healthcare property occupancy and new builds will only increase, according to Australian Unity....

Funds management

Fidelity concerned that many investors fail to analyse what drives higher yields within companies....

Financial planning

Australian investors expect the All Ordinaries index to return 8 per cent over the next 12 months, according to an Investment Trends Survey. ...

Superannuation

When moving beyond ongoing high allocation to cash and fixed income, trustees of self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) should consider the benefits of diversifying in...

Funds management

The growth of local emerging market debt is a sustainable long-term trend that Australian investors are yet to take advantage of....

Editorial

Darren Cunneen outlines six key behavioural traps to be aware of when investing, and some tips for helping clients to sidestep them....

Funds management

WAM Capital has posed the question of whether 2013 will be the year of the bull amid a strong start to equity markets, at the same time as announcing a strong half-year p...

Funds management

A new report by Vanguard Investments has warned investors not to lose sight of properly diversifying their portfolio in the search for higher yield....

Editorial

Dr Stephen Nash uses both domestic and international data to argue that equities will not protect investment portfolios if there is a spike in inflation....

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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

4 months 2 weeks ago

Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

4 months 3 weeks ago

Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

6 months 3 weeks ago

Commonwealth Bank has formally dropped to zero advisers following LGT Crestone’s acquisition of its advice arm – some six years on from the Hayne royal commission. ...

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ASIC has cancelled the AFSL of an advice firm associated with Shield and First Guardian collapses, and permanently banned its responsible manager. ...

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ASIC has banned a former NSW adviser from providing advice for 10 years for investing at least $14.8 million into a cryptocurrency-based scam. ...

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