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Financial planning
Australian investor sentiment has dropped sharply as poor investment returns drive investors into safe haven assets, according to the quarterly ING Investor Dashboard Sen...
Funds management
Hedged global bonds still offer an attractive return for Australian investors, according to PIMCO's head of global product management, David Fisher....
Financial planning
Amid falling expense ratios and growing competition, delegates at the Morningstar Investment Conference questioned the viability of some ETF products and the logic of inv...
Superannuation
Retirement experts discussed the various income strategies available to retirees at a recent Morningstar conference in Chicago. Josh Charlson reports....
Financial planning
Multi-managers feel the increasing sophistication of their investment approach is making it less of a challenge to demonstrate that they can deliver enough active return ...
Funds management
Australian fund managers are broadly negative about the impacts of an RSPT but believe it has already been priced into most mining company shares....
Editorial
Stephen Hart highlights the four most important things to think about ahead of a recession....
Funds management
Broadly adverse market conditions saw hedge funds struggle through May across almost every strategy....
Funds management
There has been a heavy shift away from European and UK equities towards global and emerging markets bonds as fears about the European debt crisis take hold....
Rate the raters
The results of the annual Money Management Rate the Raters survey have shown research houses are still in favour. However, there is still room for improvement. Angela Fah...
Financial planning
A survey of Australian fixed income investors has revealed they are feeling positive about virtually all asset classes except sovereign debt....
Superannuation
AXA has launched an income-generating product aimed at people focused on consistent income heading into retirement rather than accumulating wealth....
Financial planning
Nick Armet asks what the Greek debt crisis means for the future of the global equities market....
Funds management
Aberdeen Asset Management research has refuted the effectiveness of asset classes that have traditionally been used as hedges against inflation risk....
Financial planning
Stephen Hart examines the recent introduction of ASIC's class order for retail bonds and considers what it means - and what is happening in parallel with its development....
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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...