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Editorial

The PortfolioConstruction Forum outlines what is, and what is not, a bubble, and what that means for constructing investor portfolios....

Financial planning

Lonsec urges planners to look beyond the safety of term deposits....

Editorial

Dominic McCormick argues that the sovereign debt problems experienced by some European countries could continue to ripple through the global economy....

Financial planning

Aberdeen Asset Management expects growth in Asia to moderate although it will make headway should policymakers be proactive in managing asset bubbles and inflation, it st...

Financial planning

Zenith fixed income sector review sees seven funds receive ‘highly recommended’ rating....

Editorial

The inclusion of bonds in investment portfolios is a good way to guard against equity risk, writes Stephen Hart....

People & Products

HSBC has appointed its new head of debt capital markets in Australia, with long-time employee Sean Henderson to take on the role from 1 January, 2011....

Financial planning

Increasing demand for income-seeking strategies has led Russell Investments to launch two income-based multi-manager funds....

Financial planning

FIIG Securities' Stephen Hart examines fixed income assets and explores the arguments relating to direct investment or the use of managed funds....

Editorial

FIIG Securities's Stephen Hart examines the value of holding long dated bonds in a balanced portfolio....

Financial planning

Fixed income has performed well during 2010 and investors are certainly starting to sit up and take notice, according to Damon Taylor....

Financial planning

As Australia's population continues to age, Virginia Harrison looks at the recent developments in the retirement products sector, and asks: is enough being done to addres...

Financial planning

The Industry Super Network has accused the ABC of negatively misrepresenting superannuation returns, including those for the retail master trusts....

Financial planning

The global financial crisis has been a game changer and, as Dominic McCormick writes, advisers need to view previously conventional buy and hold strategies as being tanta...

Financial planning

The Greek debt crisis has revealed broader flaws in the European monetary union, according to respected academic and historian Niall Ferguson. Ferguson is visiting Sydney...

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