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Editorial

Have the long golden years of uninterrupted economic growth, continued credit expansion and expanding government spending lulled us into thinking we are immune from reces...

Editorial

Asset allocation is typically sold as a simple stocks-versus-bonds split, but there is much more to it than that if you want an effective result. Bhanu Singh points to a ...

Superannuation

AMP Capital has launched a new website aimed at educating SMSF investors on property and infrastructure investments as part of a new campaign targeting this market....

Editorial

Fear is a potent force driving investor behaviour but its effects can be successfully navigated, writes Matt Sherwood....

Financial planning

IOOF has secured access to the syndicated loan market for its national network of advisers. ...

Financial planning

The move by governments and corporates to exit the pension business, combined with the first waves of baby boomers reaching retirement, has shifted a higher level of risk...

Editorial

While investing offshore is beginning to look attractive once again, even the experts recognise there are potential problems for the unwary among the opportunities, and t...

Editorial

Benchmark-unaware investing seems to be a winning philosophy. Kathryn Young explains where bonds stand. ...

Editorial

The process of using credit to inflate assets that is associated with quantitative easing has created much nominal growth and little real wealth – and could lead to a dea...

Editorial

Matt Drennan writes that Australian investors are having to process often contradictory data as they seek to find their way through the investment maze, but that one fact...

Editorial

Although most of the banner financial stories out of Europe are negative, another narrative is quietly emerging that spells good news for canny investors who dig a little...

Superannuation

Retail investors, including the trustees of SMSFs, are now legally able to invest in Australian Government Bonds, according to Michael Hallinan of SUPERCentral....

Funds management

With equity markets starting look more favourable, a multi-asset portfolio approach may help to mitigate the effects of short-term risks in a low-return, high-volatility ...

Editorial

As interest rates fall, making cash and term deposits less attractive to investors, there’s an increased level of interest in property. However, a stampede back into the ...

Editorial

Many advisers feel it’s time the investment train pulled away from the platform, but what sort of ride are they in for? Benjamin Levy reports....

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6 months ago

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

6 months ago

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8 months ago

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