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Financial planning

Advisers and investment managers need to review existing attitudes to retirement planning if they are to effectively meet the financial needs of the steadily ageing cohor...

Editorial

Market conditions are driving a renewed interest in alternative investments, but a number of practical limitations may be limiting allocations in the retail space. Bela M...

Financial planning

Superfund Wholesale has announced the launch of a new cloud-based app designed to help financial advisers establish SMSFs in 20 minutes or less. ...

Financial planning

The finalists for the Money Management/Lonsec 2013 Fund Manager of the Year Awards have been announced, with two new categories added to the list....

Funds management

Small caps returns were abysmal in 2011 and restrained in 2012 but conditions in 2013 should lead investors to revisit small cap allocations, Lonsec says....

Financial planning

Former Lonsec managing director Norm Graham pleads guilty to insider trading charges....

Funds management

Financial adivsers must understand the interplay between different client objectives and how they impact each other, according to Lonsec’s Lukasz de Pourbaix....

Editorial

With government balance sheets around the world in disarray and pressure to continue to build and upgrade infrastructure, the growth outlook for the sector is looking goo...

Financial planning

Increased regulatory scrutiny faced by research houses from 1 September this year might result in increased costs....

Funds management

Both major global listed property indices returned more than 25 per cent over the year to November 2012, but most fund managers fell short of the benchmark, according to ...

Superannuation

As superannuation funds continue to build out their scaled advice capabilities, online solutions are helping to build greater efficiency for members to action advice in r...

Editorial

Some of the biggest companies in the world are based in emerging markets. Perhaps it is time to let go of old-fashioned views and seriously consider this sector, writes J...

Editorial

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

Funds management

The holdings in high-yield ETFs differ greatly between providers, meaning investors need to be careful in order to know what they are investing in, according to Lonsec....

Financial planning

ASIC announces targeted surveillance of research providers under new policy approach....

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