AUSTRALIAN MARKET

Financial planning

Participants in the Australian managed funds market can now sign up to independent transaction network Calastone, which allows buyers and sellers of managed funds to elec...

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Financial planning

Participants in the Australian managed funds market can now sign up to independent transaction network Calastone, which allows buyers and sellers of managed funds to elec...

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Financial planning

More than half of Australian investment managers believe the value of the S&P/ASX 300 is set to finish higher in 2012 than current levels, but remain weary of world marke...

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Financial planning

Despite the current clamour for high yielding stocks in a sluggish market, big dividend yields aren’t always a recipe for investment success according to Goldman Sachs Au...

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Policy & Regulation

The Industry Super Network has welcomed the second tranche of FOFA and offered help to Govt on developing the fine detail....

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Editorial

Paul Taylor points to several positives that have been overlooked amidst the nervousness surrounding the equity market volatility....

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Financial planning

The Australian market will continue to see elevated levels of volatility for the foreseeable future, while there will be a continuation of the concentration within the fi...

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Financial planning

With yields on equities rivalling bank term deposit rates, the Australian share market is looking attractive as a long-term investment....

Superannuation

The slide in super returns to start the financial year is reminiscent of the GFC....

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Financial planning

Investment group Santapau Limited has acquired the mortgage service and messaging businesses of software company Pisces Group for an undisclosed sum....

Funds management

Australian equities are trading at a 30 per cent discount compared to bonds, making the stock market look cheaper now than it did during the global financial crisis (GFC)...

Financial planning

Bibby Financial Services claims the Commonwealth Bank's exit from debtor finance will not slow the market....

Funds management

Some of the more complex exchange-traded fund (ETF) structures starting to emerge in Australia are not as risky as the headlines might have us believe, according to Morni...

Financial planning

Don’t let political instability, natural disasters and rising commodities deter you, writes Janine Mace – now is the time to invest in global equities....

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Financial planning

Tower announces name change....

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