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Financial planning

The weakening in the Australian economy has been triggered by a protracted downturn in the housing market, according to Fitch Ratings....

Funds management

April’s end marked the 19th consecutive month of house price declines since they peaked in September 2017, with one economist predicting that the downturn won’t end until...

Funds management

Money Management used FE Analytics to find the Australian equity funds that have just had their only top quartile year since the global financial crisis. ...

Funds management

Value investing comeback is near, according to a new white paper from Perennial Value Management....

Funds management

Nine years into the global market’s bull run, ETFs appear to be pushing US tech stocks into unrealistic valuations in ways that may end badly for many, a new whitepaper s...

Financial planning

Australian investors’ share market return expectations have turned negative for the first time since the global financial crisis, according to Investment Trends....

Superannuation

After approaching near-record highs in FY2016, voluntary superannuation contributions eased slightly in FY2017 to an average of $1,054, according to SuperRatings....

Funds management

BT Panorama has added the ARCO Absolute Return Fund to the platform, providing more advisers and clients with access to the manager’s 10-year track record....

Expert Analysis

A decade on from the fall of Lehman Brothers, Jeffrey Kleintop looks at what market shocks and vulnerabilities have the potential to spark another financial crisis should...

Funds management

Amid whispers of a crisis in the financial markets, Lonsec has suggested that investors who avoid herd-like selling can often protect themselves in times of crisis and ev...

Superannuation

Superannuation returns can provide lessons for dealing with crises, with the sector’s performance since the GFC showing the importance of taking a long-term view even whe...

Funds management

Money Management looked at Australian equities funds that crumbled in the global financial crisis but managed to bounce back. ...

Funds management

Money Management has looked at the funds with positive returns over discrete annual periods since the global financial crisis to see who emerged unscathed. ...

Funds management

The ‘risking-in’ trend means that even the safest parts of an investor’s portfolio might not be as safe as they think, and could be exposed to “glittering junk,” accordin...

Superannuation

Seventy per cent of Australians over 50 worry about the potential for another global financial crisis, according to the latest National Seniors Australia survey....

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