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Editorial

Stephen Nash looks at the current SMSF allocation of equities versus bonds and argues the reverse allocation would play out significantly in favour of the investor....

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Editorial

Investors are not always comfortable with the decisions made by fund managers, especially during volatile periods. Some managers cave in to their demands, while others do...

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Editorial

Recent economic news has some predicting the Australian economy is undergoing massive change. Daryl Wilson looks at the arguments and the potential impacts on property in...

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Editorial

AMP Capital's Michael Price explains why retirees should consider Australian equities for their income needs....

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Editorial

Schroders' Martin Conlon warns a decline in cash rates and a bond market pricing further cuts could signal the end of the dream run for Australian equities....

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Editorial

Zurich's Angus Crennan argues that traditional defensive assets are no longer delivering the desired results. So, what is the future of the current “safe havens”?...

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Editorial

With fixed interest investments becoming increasingly popular with all types of investors, Michael Frearson writes it is crucial that they know what to look out for....

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Editorial

What are the benefits of using a commodity trading adviser (managed futures) fund in a portfolio? What is a reasonable allocation, and where should that allocation come f...

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Editorial

Dr Stephen Nash explains what happens when equities perform outside the average....

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Funds management

Investors have turned conservative in the wake of the US election, worried about the fiscal cliff and the Eurozone....

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Editorial

Select Asset Management’s Dominic McCormick says it’s time investors reduced their reliance on simplistic risk categories in asset allocation....

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Funds management

Companies need to understand that the change in the world economy is structural rather than cyclical, says Schroders head of Australian equities Martin Conlon....

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Editorial

Matt Drennan writes that much of the debate about investment markets and methodologies overlooks the importance of client needs....

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Financial planning

Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson explores some of the questions clients ask their financial advisers – and provides the answers....

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Financial planning

Specialist investment manager Omega Global Investors has produced new research supporting its global bond fund product....

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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

3 months ago

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

3 months ago

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

5 months ago

ASIC has suspended the Australian Financial Services Licence of a Melbourne-based financial advice firm....

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The corporate regulator has issued infringement notices to three AFSLs whose financial advisers provided personal advice to a retail client while unregistered....

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ASIC has released the results of its first adviser exam to be held in 2025, with 241 candidates attempting the test....

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