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Funds management

Despite reporting a higher level of customer satisfaction, the mutual banking sector has been less successful at capturing customer dollars compared to the four major ban...

Editorial

With both bonds and equities looking set to struggle if inflation rises, it will be important to limit exposure to them via diversification and dynamic asset allocation, ...

Editorial

Investors are increasingly convinced of the real estate story, attracted by a healthy income return and long-term capital growth without the volatility of the share marke...

Editorial

Australians have sought offshore diversification for years. The logical extension is to think more deeply about how to make offshore exposures complement local ones, acco...

Financial planning

Since the Mortgage and Finance Associations of Australia’s SMSF lending training program launched in June this year, more than 130 credit advisers have signed up....

Financial planning

A record number of women competed for professional recognition and a cash prize in AMP’s annual University Challenge. ...

Funds management

Fragmented and highly regulated markets in the Asia Pacific region are making it increasingly difficult for growth-hungry fund managers to expand their reach, a survey ha...

Funds management

Despite a cautious outlook on the global recovery over the short term, Australian funds managers appear to have bullish sentiment when it comes to international and Austr...

Financial planning

New wealth insights data confirms planner sentiment has been rising on the back improved investor sentiment....

Financial planning

Australians have not entirely abandoned cash despite lower interest rates and recovering share prices. ...

Funds management

Australian and NZ markets in step as investment returns drive funds growth....

Funds management

The boards of the ASX200 are increasing in diversity - but although there have been a number of female appointments, progress is still slow, says ACSI....

Editorial

After a substantial part of the year when employers and employees seem to have been marking time in terms of job recruitment, things may be about to change, write Andrew ...

Editorial

Investing in hedge funds is one of the more polarising topics in the investment world. There are strongly-held views at each end of the spectrum, with little in-between, ...

Editorial

When you tune out all the recent white noise surrounding China’s growth prospects and internal debt challenges, an altogether more positive narrative emerges, says Jonath...

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