EMERGING MARKETS

Financial planning

The MSCI Korea Index and the MSCI Taiwan Index will be maintained in 'emerging market' status - at least until the MSCI's next Annual Market Classification Review in 2012...

Financial planning

India remains an attractive investment destination despite recent concerns over inflation and policy risks, according to Fidelity International....

Financial planning

The global economic recovery still has some distance to run, meaning long-term investors should remain overweight to growth assets, according to Credit Suisse Private Ban...

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Financial planning

Don’t let political instability, natural disasters and rising commodities deter you, writes Janine Mace – now is the time to invest in global equities....

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Funds management

Despite a recent significant drop in commodity prices that may be the beginning of a longer slump, Fidelity Investment Management has argued the structural case for commo...

Financial planning

Mercer's Global Manager Search Trends 2011 has revealed a renewed interest in emerging markets and alternative assets, as institutional investors seek greater diversifica...

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Funds management

Realindex Investments has added an emerging markets fund, which re-weights stocks according to their economic footprint....

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Editorial

Perceptions exist that the industry super funds have succeeded in having the Government stack the cards against financial planners. Mike Taylor writes it is up to the Ass...

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Editorial

Is this the time to be buying or selling international equities? Tim Farrelly outlines some likely future scenarios....

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Funds management

New research from State Street Global Advisors has revealed that smaller emerging markets have outperformed the Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC) group of countries....

Editorial

Although emerging markets are currently in favour, Tom Stevenson argues that 2011 could well be a successful year for the US stock market....

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Editorial

The PortfolioConstruction Forum outlines what is, and what is not, a bubble, and what that means for constructing investor portfolios....

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Editorial

The PortfolioConstruction Forum outlines what is, and what is not, a bubble, and what that means for constructing investor portfolios....

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Editorial

PortfolioConstruction Forum asked the research houses: Of the 15,000 managed funds on offer in the Australian market, how do you determine which ones you will rate, and w...

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Funds management

Emerging markets still have strong growth potential despite the current market weakness, and will provide a range of buying opportunities this year....

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