EMERGING MARKETS
Financial planning
Global investor confidence has fallen in September as the risk appetite of North American and Asian investors diminishes, according to the State Street Investor Confidenc...
Editorial
A small allocation to gold could add significant benefits to a client’s investment portfolio, writes BetaShares's Drew Corbett....
Editorial
While equities no longer have the appeal they had prior to the financial crisis, sophisticated fixed interest strategies are springing up in their wake....
Superannuation
SMSFs are ahead of their institutional counterparts when it comes to allocating to non-traditional emerging markets, according to East Capital....
Funds management
The past 12 months have been a struggle for emerging market investors, with returns suffering as a result of the shrinking risk appetite of equity investors....
Life/Risk
Challenger has grown its life and annuities sales by a third while also increasing profitability and funds under management....
Funds management
With Australian interest rates likely to continue falling, investors should consider reallocating out of cash and into global equities, according to Threadneedle head of ...
Editorial
Colonial First State's Skye Macpherson argues that rising living standards in the emerging world are leading to higher food costs....
Funds management
Despite infrastructure securities being a relatively immature sector, Lonsec has increased its conviction in this area as investment managers have shown they can meet abo...
Editorial
The global economy’s centre of gravity is shifting before our eyes and financial advisers need to be ready to talk about the new risks and opportunities with their client...
Editorial
Piers Bolger believes that emerging market debt will continue to grow in prominence and provide an alternative debt solution to developed market economies....
Superannuation
In a changing global investment landscape, Principal Global Investors has highlighted the need for flexibility and a fresh approach when it comes to fixed income strategy...
Editorial
While three key global equities markets still face trouble, there has been a major shift in investor behaviour towards this sector. Benjamin Levy reports investors are mo...
Funds management
A wealth of international experience has led to Aberdeen Asset Management’s Emerging Opportunities Fund wining the emerging and regional markets category for the second c...
Editorial
The global population is growing, but its composition is also changing. Tom Stevenson examines the effects this will have on investors and their decisions in the future....
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Podcast
The succession dilemma is more than just a matter of commitments.This isn’t simply about younger vs. older advisers. It’...
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It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...