equity markets

Financial planning

Is now the right time for the rising sun?

Japanese equities were one of the stand-out performers on global share markets last year....

Financial planning

AMP opens venture capital fund to retail

AMP Asset Management has opened its $580 million private capital investment portfolio to the retail market....

Funds management

Listed property comes top of the asset class

The listed property trust sector was far and away the top performer over key asset classes in July....

Financial planning

New-found respectability for sophisticated product

Margin lending is a product that has traditionally polarised finan-cial planners. While it has enjoyed strong support from a number of planners, some have preferred to st...

Financial planning

Depressed times ahead for fixed interest despite a sea of changes

Investment researchers van Eyk Research recently completed its annual survey of Australian fixed interest managers. The firms senior analyst, Angela Ashton, found most fi...

Financial planning

Beware of any nasty little surprises

Short-term economic forecasting is often brought undone by unpredicted events that end up having a major impact on growth and returns. Economist Shane Oliver outlines sev...

Financial planning

Happy new year or is the bubble ready to burst?

Fund managers are becoming increasingly cautious as the risk of a major correction looms on the investment horizon. ...

Financial planning

Millennium event set to provide a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity

Doom and gloom merchants have already fallen in love with the so-called millennium (Y2K) bug. But in the financial markets, it’s a ill wind indeed that blows no good to a...