AUSTRALIAN EQUITIES
Funds management
Despite recent global events, Australian fund managers are favouring international shares over Australian equities for the first time in over two years, according to a su...
Funds management
BCS Capital, in partnership with investment advisers Brookvine, has launched a unique Australian equities investment approach that identifies a company's fundamental prof...
Financial planning
While Bennelong Funds Management has typically been favoured by institutional investors, the boutique has flagged increasing interest from the retail sector for its Benne...
Funds management
Despite the Australian sharemarket only returning a modest gain of 1.9 per cent over the 2010 calendar year, Australia remains vulnerable to recent global events, accordi...
Financial planning
The past 12 months have proven challenging for most fund managers, with above-index returns eluding most of the sector. Ashleigh McIntyre reports....
Editorial
PortfolioConstruction Forum asked the research houses: Of the 15,000 managed funds on offer in the Australian market, how do you determine which ones you will rate, and w...
Funds management
Investors looking for contrarian opportunities should be watching the international equities market in the year ahead, according to BlackRock international equities speci...
Financial planning
Investment managers say it's anyone's guess when consumer and investor sentiment will shift away from conservatism, writes Caroline Munro....
Financial planning
Australia did not experience the dramatic downturn experienced by other markets during the global financial crisis, but neither has it enjoyed the massive upswings. This ...
Funds management
One of the big surprises of 2010 was that Australian equities underperformed the US equity market, according to managing director of Kapstream Capital, Kumar Palghat....
Funds management
Undervalued growth and high-quality companies in emerging markets will create both debt and equity opportunities for investors in 2011....
Superannuation
Westpac Institutional Bank has launched 31 self-funding instalments to provide moderately geared equity investment opportunities, particularly to self-managed super funds...
Financial planning
Investor sentiment slightly improved in the last quarter of 2010 but is still lingering in negative territory....
Superannuation
SMSF investors have shown a continuing preference for Australian equities, increasing their allocation over the December quarter, but overall inflows have continued to sl...
Financial planning
Russell Investments has a poorer outlook on Australian equities as international shares show greater earnings potential and Australia is impacted by overvalued commodity ...
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