global financial crisis

Financial planning

Nearly a third of Australia's micro-businesses are carrying a tax debt and, more broadly, billions of dollars are now owed in business debt....

Financial planning

Financial crisis hits men's health

A new analysis suggests the global financial crisis is not just impacting wealth, but also health....

Funds management

Advance Asset Management launches global property fund

CBRE providing investment services for fund; financial crisis creating opportunities for investors....

Superannuation

Regaining the balance in super fund portfolios

The recent Federal Budget has meant the issuance of index-linked bonds is a possibility, writes STEPHEN NASH....

Financial planning

Out in the cold?

In the wake of the global financial crisis, the belief that alternative investments offered a safe haven from the tumult of the markets has been shaken, and questions are...

Financial planning

Making somebody else’s hindsight your foresight

Paul Resnik and Dan Ratner share their different industry experiences to present this insight into the future of financial planning....

Funds management

Institutions or boutiques? It's substance not size that really counts

As recent events have made abundantly clear, no one is immune to the global financial crisis – regardless of reputation, size or previous long-standing success....

Funds management

Global equities fund managers banking on emerging markets: S&P survey

Fund managers believe capital flows into emerging markets will recover before developed markets after the global financial crisis, according to a Standard & Poor's survey...

Financial planning

Short-selling ban finally lifted

After nearly nine months, ASIC has lifted the short-selling ban but has warned that it will reimpose it immediately if market circumstances dictate....

Editorial

Uncertainty is the only certainty

The Rudd Government’s second Budget could have been much tougher than it ultimately proved to be, writes Mike Taylor....

Financial planning

The search for safety

While direct property has fared better than listed property trusts in recent times, they are not necessarily a safe haven, writes Damon Taylor. ...

Superannuation

Work harder for longer: Gov’t outlines its prescription for retirement income reform

There were some hidden messages in the Rudd Government’s second Budget, not least of which was a clear signal that lifting the superannuation guarantee is off the agenda ...

Financial planning

ASIC lifts short sell ban

The regulator has announced that the ban on short selling implemented in September last year would be lifted this morning at 10am....

Financial planning

Shariah compliant mortgage lender MCCA gets AFSL

Mortgage lender Muslim Community Co-operative Australia is now licensed to set up mortgage funds and property trust schemes in accordance with Islamic law....

Financial planning

QIC research suggests worst may be over

New research released by QIC has suggested the worst of the global financial crisis may be over, but question marks remain about when to get back into the market....