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Funds management

Private equity appears to have outperformed according to the results of the latest Cambridge Associates index....

Life/Risk

Financial planner satisfaction with life insurers remains high but some are looking for alternatives, according to the Investment Trends 2011 Planner Risk Report....

Editorial

As emerging markets wages increase significantly, the core CPI of many developed world economies will rise, and potentially force some central banks to revisit interest r...

Editorial

As emerging markets wages increase significantly, the core CPI of many developed world economies will rise, and potentially force some central banks to revisit interest r...

Financial planning

Financial planners working in bank branches are less satisfied with their support system than those working for independent or even institutionally-owned dealer groups, a...

Financial planning

Despite the turmoil of global markets, Australians are optimistic about the Australian property market and the state of the economy as a whole, according to the latest re...

Superannuation

A roundtable of industry experts has suggested the Government's Stronger Super changes have been weakened by the absence of an answer on concessional contributions....

Superannuation

SPAA welcomes Shorten's superannuation guarantee changes, but wants action on contribution caps....

Financial planning

Advertised financial planning industry job vacancies have fallen over the last three months to 31 October 2011 due to regulatory change and institutional mergers, accordi...

Financial planning

Gold has produced consistent returns in virtually all currencies year after year, and will continue to hit all-time highs, according to Sprott Asset Management chief exec...

Financial planning

Growth assets continued their decline in the third quarter, with three out of five large cap managers underperforming the already dismal returns of the index, according t...

Financial planning

The global financial crisis (GFC) acted as a catalyst for many financial planners to change their business models - something that has placed them in good stead as they d...

Editorial

In providing an update on Greece, Matthew Sherwood writes that modern day Greece is hardly something that Alexander the Great would have envisaged. The country stands on ...

Editorial

Claudine Siou investigates some superannuation benchmarks that will help ensure clients enjoy a comfortable retirement....

Editorial

A cut in interest rates would result in the rise of consumer and business confidence, a fall in the Australian dollar and improvements on the stock market, according to R...

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