global economy

Editorial

Janine Mace looks at a better-than-expected performance of emerging markets, though challenges still remain....

Financial planning

CMS Markets' outlook cautiously optimistic

CMC Markets has used its annual global outlook to predict that despite predictions for growth of between 2.5 per cent and 3.5 per cent, investors will remain cautious in ...

Editorial

Too close to home – concentrating on Australian assets puts investors at risk

By concentrating investment on a narrow range of Australian assets, investors might be exposing themselves to more, rather than less risk, according to MLC’s Michael Kara...

Editorial

Why it’s time for a rethink on defensive assets

Zurich's Angus Crennan argues that traditional defensive assets are no longer delivering the desired results. So, what is the future of the current “safe havens”?...

Editorial

ANZ nets solid profit despite wealth management

ANZ has netted a $5.7 billion full-year profit, but its wealth management division has evidenced difficult market conditions....

Superannuation

Superannuation returns stay positive

Chant West data confirms positive super returns and retail master trusts outperforming industry funds....

Editorial

Why central bank stimulus has not solved the world’s structural problems

Perpetual’s Matt Sherwood explains why recent central bank stimulus has boosted investor sentiment but not solved any of the world's structural problems. ...

Financial planning

Questions all clients ask their financial adviser

Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson explores some of the questions clients ask their financial advisers – and provides the answers....

Editorial

Independent financial advisers are alive and well

While FOFA and a number of other factors have seen many planners moving under the umbrellas of the major banks and institutions, the independent financial advice sector i...

Editorial

Australian investors facing a currency war

Select Asset Management's Dominic McCormick suspects the recent decline in currency volatility is the calm before a much bigger storm – with significant implications for ...

Editorial

Does investing in fixed income still make sense?

With bond yields at multi-year lows, BT's Piers Bolger asks whether investing in fixed income continues to make sense....

Editorial

Has the Australian dollar got nowhere to go but down?

With the commodities boom having reached its apex, there is little upside left in the Australian dollar, according to Brandywine Global's Francis Scotland....

Editorial

CommBank solidly in black, but CFS struggles

CommBank reports $7,090 million profit, but weak markets and regulatory challenges drag on CFS....

Editorial

NAB's solid quarter

NAB logs "stable" $1.2 billion quarter with signs of improvement in NAB Wealth....

Financial planning

Generations divided on money matters

The three dominant generations seem to have very different views on investing and are split when describing their worst financial nightmares, according to a new survey re...