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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...

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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, ...

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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...

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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...

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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....

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Financial planning

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

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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...

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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...

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Financial planning

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

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Financial planning

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

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Funds management

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

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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....

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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 ...

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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, ...

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

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

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