Investors naturally want to maximise return, but they need to do so in a way that moderates portfolio risk. Dr Stephen Nash explores the benefits of active switching betw...
While equities no longer have the appeal they had prior to the financial crisis, sophisticated fixed interest strategies are springing up in their wake....
Inflation is the "number one enemy" for retirees, according to Professional Wealth managing director Doug Turek - but it can be effectively countered with inflation-linke...
CIO sentiment increased slightly in the September quarter, with domestic and international equities expected to perform best....
Superannuation funds have recorded their strongest growth in total contributions since the GFC, driven by high levels of compulsory employer contributions....
IOOF is using the shift to complementary wealth accumulation strategies to try to drive up the use of investment bonds in the longer term....
Institutional investors across Europe and Asia are seeking regular investment income rather than capital appreciation, a new report by Fidelity Worldwide Investment has r...
While the outlook for portfolio returns has gotten somewhat better, financial advisers continue to tread cautiously with their clients....
Funeral insurance could be the most expensive way to manage funeral costs, and ASIC is urging investors to consider all the alternatives....
Inflows into the exchange-traded fund market are becoming a useful way to gauge investor sentiment, according to BetaShares head of investment strategy Drew Corbett....
FIIG's Dr Stephen Nash argues that inflation-linked bonds offer more than protection from inflation....
ipac's Jeff Rogers details the thought processes behind looking through the prevailing investor pessimism and reaffirming the efficacy of long-term strategies....
Dominick McCormick argues that shares, not bonds, should be the core of long-term portfolios....
Like their foreign counterparts, Australian bonds seem to have gone from risk-free return to return-free risk. Matthew Drennan explains why bonds are not the safe haven, ...
Piers Bolger believes that emerging market debt will continue to grow in prominence and provide an alternative debt solution to developed market economies....
The succession dilemma is more than just a matter of commitments.This isn’t simply about younger vs. older advisers. It’...
Significant ethical issues there. If a relationship is in the process of breaking down then both parties are likely to b...
It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...