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Financial planning

Australians are continuing their push into SMSFs, but most financial advisers have not thought about the risks associated with a direct equity portfolio, according to Ins...

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Financial planning

Australian equities are quite cheap at the moment, but the return potential is particularly high going forward, according to Fidelity Worldwide Investment....

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Financial planning

Australian equities are quite cheap at the moment, but the return potential is particularly high going forward, according to Fidelity Worldwide Investment....

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Editorial

Elizabeth Moran makes a comparison between direct fixed income investment and annuities, and then with funds....

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Financial planning

MLC has urged investors to apply more sophisticated investment strategies and think beyond simple income-based approaches such as cash, bonds and term deposits....

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Financial planning

Equities are still attractive on a valuations basis, but volatile market conditions are likely to test the nerve of value investors in 2012, according to van Eyk head of ...

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Financial planning

MLC has urged investors to apply more sophisticated investment strategies and think beyond simple income-based approaches such as cash, bonds and term deposits....

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Financial planning

Equities are still attractive on a valuations basis, but volatile market conditions are likely to test the nerve of value investors in 2012, according to van Eyk head of ...

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Financial planning

Defined benefit default funds outperformed defined contribution default funds by over half a per cent per year over the past 15 years with less volatility, according to g...

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Financial planning

Defined benefit default funds outperformed defined contribution default funds by over half a per cent per year over the past 15 years with less volatility, according to g...

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Financial planning

The pressure on superannuation funds to improve their disclosure is increasing, with SuperRatings calling on funds to reveal their performance targets....

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Financial planning

The pressure on superannuation funds to improve their disclosure is increasing, with SuperRatings calling on funds to reveal their performance targets....

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Financial planning

Defensive stocks are at a higher premium to cyclicals than they were during the height of the global financial crisis, reflecting the bearish attitude of Australian inves...

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Financial planning

Defensive stocks are at a higher premium to cyclicals than they were during the height of the global financial crisis, reflecting the bearish attitude of Australian inves...

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Financial planning

In 2012, a conservative asset allocation is the best defence against a so-called 'second round' of the global financial crisis....

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