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Editorial

A damning new report on the hedge fund industry in Australia has found that many products do not constitute hedge funds at all. Authors of the report, MARTIN GOLD and PAU...

Editorial

Short-term market forecasts are about as useful as horoscopes, says DOMINIC McCORMICK....

Financial planning

Lifeplan Funds Management has broken the $1 billion funds under management barrier....

Financial planning

The Intech Financial Services research group has rejigged its benchmarks for investment performance to reflect the litany of fund managers who disappear from the radar sc...

Funds management

Australia’s hedge fund industry continues to grow at an astonishing pace, but how such investments fit into an overall investment portfolio, the latest report into the se...

Funds management

International equities will once again rise to the the top in terms of investments performance with an expected 13 per cent growth over the next year, outstripping domest...

Financial planning

Less than 18 per cent of Navigator investors have made major changes to their investment portfolios over the past 12 months despite turmoil on global markets....

Financial planning

LOOKING back a decade to when I was editing Money Management, I am struck by the similarities with stories running today....

Financial planning

The US economy is facing another five years of see-sawing economic activity, although the outcome of the Iraq crisis will have some impact on future trends, says Daniel F...

Financial planning

Perennial Investment Partners has been applauded for making a number of good strategic choices in its funds management process, with the Assirt research house saying the ...

Editorial

Despite the emphasis placed on the importance of asset allocation, DOMINIC McCORMICK thinks traditional wisdom on what constitutes strategic asset allocation leaves a lot...

Editorial

Diversification can be as important for investors looking for a regular income stream as it is for those looking for capital growth, writes ROB KEAVNEY....

Life/Risk

Despite their low profile, insurance bonds can offer some real benefits, according to JENNIFER BROOKHOUSE, with investment and tax advantages....

Editorial

As hedge funds become ever more popular, a dazzling array of options are becoming available. LACHLAN GILBERT takes a look at these options and how they operate in the mar...

Funds management

Boutique hedge fund manager Hale and Shepherd Investments has launched its first investment product – a mixed financial commodity fund....

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MARKET INSIGHTS

So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

5 months 3 weeks ago

Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

6 months ago

Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

8 months ago

The RBA has handed down its much-anticipated rate decision, following widespread expectations of a close call....

3 weeks 4 days ago

Despite the financial adviser exam being rooted in ethics, two professional year advisers believe the lack of support and transparency from the regulator around the exam ...

2 weeks 3 days ago

ASIC has banned two advisers from the same advice firm for giving clients inappropriate superannuation advice that was not in their best interests. ...

3 weeks 3 days ago