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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

It has been almost one year since ANZ Financial Planning universally adopted fee-for-service, but despite the majority of its new clients choosing the payment method over...

Financial planning

Financial services research firm brandmanagement has recently performed a survey that revealed the wealthiest consumers in Australia are not being properly serviced by th...

Financial planning

Australian Unity members have voted overwhelmingly to define how a vote on a demutualisation proposition would be handled in the future....

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

Another survey has confirmed that women are taking more responsibility for their investment choices....

Financial planning

Newly-formed Affinity Funds Management has launched its first product, a low risk mortgage fund....

Financial planning

The latest SuperRatings data has revealed returns for the balanced investment option on most superannuation funds during the month of September were strong, with a median...

Financial planning

According to the results of a recent study, the booming reverse mortgage market may represent lucrative opportunities for both financial planners and mortgage brokers....

Funds management

Australia’s ageing population is fuelling an upswing in the popularity of listed property funds, with 81 per cent of advisers having placed investments in the asset class...

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Financial planning

Investors have responded to the 25 per cent fall in the oil price in recent weeks by reducing their liquidity levels, according to the latest Merrill Lynch survey of glob...

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Financial planning

Challenger has taken a 25 per cent stake in Kapstream Capital, a global fixed interest boutique scheduled for launch next year by former Pimco co-head Kumar Palghat....

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