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Financial planning
One of the better performing investment strategies employed by superannuation funds in 2006 were multi-sector options with high weightings to local shares, according to r...
Financial planning
A year on from establishing itself in Australia under its own brand, Putnam Investments has received its first rating from a retail researcher with Zenith Investment Part...
Funds management
Unlike bonds, which can be hedged 100 per cent back to the local currency for good returns with little risk, equities can produce very different results depending on port...
Financial planning
Risk mitigation and hedge funds were the central tenets of the latest Standard & Poor’s Asset Allocation report....
Financial planning
As the credit security market continues to flourish, investors are warned a lack of understanding of the risks associated with investing in non-government bonds could mea...
Superannuation
Absolute return fund of hedge funds (FOHFs) are indispensable to self-managed super funds (SMSFs) for both returns and diversification, according to HFA Research investme...
Financial planning
Citigroup has launched Optimiser 4, a multi-asset structured product offering returns calculated retrospectively on the best performing of three distinct multi-asset ‘inv...
Financial planning
AMP Capital Investors has flagged its intention to offer investors access to China A shares and bonds via a fund to be listed on the Australian Stock Exchange....
Financial planning
Investors should strive to obtain an accurate value for assets they are considering purchasing and pay a price below that value irrespective of the asset class being asse...
Financial planning
A new report has been released that is designed to help advisers and investors compare the issues and risks of different income-orientated products....
Funds management
A 10 per cent increase in favourable sentiment to cash was one of the most significant trends to emerge in the September 2006 Russell Investment Manager Outlook quarterly...
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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...