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Financial planning

Despite the scepticism, gold has a role to play in investment portfolios, writes DOMINIC McCORMICK...

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Financial planning

Specialty boutiques to cover equity, fixed income, real estate, bond and alternative assets....

Financial planning

Will buy $1.6 million of listed and unlisted Mariner bonds and sell off excess contracts to sell off its debt....

Financial planning

Justin McCarthy outlines how you can make the most of the government deposit guarantee....

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Financial planning

George Avramides examines the social security assessment of insurance policies....

Financial planning

Ratings house Standard & Poor's is in the process of changing the way in which it rates CDOs, with the result that many of the products may be downgraded...

Financial planning

ASIC's deputy chairman, Jeremy Cooper, has flagged the regulator’s intention to take an increasing role in the education of retail investors, but should this be the regul...

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Financial planning

Shadow Superannuation Minister proposes creation of Government-issued CPI-linked bonds to support the now dwindling products offered by annuities companies and reduce the...

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Funds management

Sixty seven per cent of fund managers bullish about greater China equities....

Editorial

The rapid deterioration in market sentiment could be creating opportunities for savvy investors, writes Aviva's Stuart Fechner....

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Editorial

The diverse agribusiness sector is experiencing both highs and lows in the current downturn, writes AMAL AWAD....

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Financial planning

Lewis Securities has been put into liquidation after revealing debts of $31.3 million....

Editorial

Dominic McCormick looks at what went wrong with hedge funds in 2008 and the outlook for these funds in the wake of the global financial crisis....

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Financial planning

While Australian parliament debates ......

Financial planning

Pentagon Properties Group to pick up Mariner Credit Corporation....

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

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A financial advice firm has been penalised $11 million in the Federal Court for providing ‘cookie cutter advice’ to its clients and breaching conflicted remuneration rule...

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