GLOBAL EQUITIES
Financial planning
Boutique investment manager Mason Stevens has announced the launch of what the company believes is the first global stock portfolio structured as a managed account....
People & Products
Former Morningstar researcher Zac Wallis has joined the Zurich key accounts team as a research relationship manager....
Editorial
George Lucas takes a look at the commodities market and asks if 2011 will see the sector flourish....
Financial planning
The bursting of equity bubbles damages investors’ portfolios, but Robert Keavney argues that with robust valuation tools, bubbles can be identified in advance ̵...
Editorial
Going global with your infrastructure investments can yield a more defensive portfolio, with more stable returns and lower volatility, writes Perry Lucas....
Financial planning
Many investors are growing bullish about the global economy, with falling market prices in the United States (US) and continuing sovereign debt issues in Europe creating ...
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...
Editorial
Is this the time to be buying or selling international equities? Tim Farrelly outlines some likely future scenarios....
Funds management
Despite recent global events, Australian fund managers are favouring international shares over Australian equities for the first time in over two years, according to a su...
Funds management
With price to earning (PE) ratios falling dramatically over the last decade, now is the time to buy global stocks, according to Insync senior portfolio manager Bob Desmon...
Financial planning
The past 12 months have proven challenging for most fund managers, with above-index returns eluding most of the sector. Ashleigh McIntyre reports....
Funds management
Investors looking for contrarian opportunities should be watching the international equities market in the year ahead, according to BlackRock international equities speci...
Editorial
Diversification in portfolios is crucial to getting good returns, says Adrian Stewart. He explains why investors should look beyond Australian shores in order to capitali...
Funds management
Investors need to explore ways of investing in international shares other than unhedged equities if they want to keep any of the gains they have made in the sector....
Funds management
Australian Unity Investments has announced the opening of the Seres Asian Equity Opportunities Fund for Australian retail and institutional investors....
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