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Financial planning

Earlier this year, ASIC promised to direct most of its efforts to scrutinising areas such as advice related to structured products. Janine Mace examines the implications ...

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Financial planning

Perpetual and AXA's decision to wind up their mortgage funds would result in increasingly limited choices for investors in this sector, according to Equity Trustees portf...

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Editorial

Stephen Hart outlines a low-risk strategy to double an investor’s money in 10 years....

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Superannuation

Investec banking specialist Gareth Bird said the demand for more cash products has led the company to expand its cash investment options for retail investors....

Superannuation

While recent research into the investment trends of SMSFs indicate that exchange traded funds (ETFs) are growing in popularity, for Graeme Colley, superannuation strategy...

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Editorial

Strategic asset allocation may represent the conventional approach but Dominic McCormick questions whether it deserves the credibility it carries....

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Financial planning

Listed property appears to be returning to its previous model and slowly becoming a defensive asset again, resulting in more positive financial adviser and investor attit...

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Funds management

Centuria Property Funds has come out in support of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission's (ASIC's) proposals to improve disclosure in the unlisted propert...

Editorial

Lack of investor engagement with superannuation is a widespread issue. Bill Buttler provides guidance on fee comparison for retail investors, and argues standardised meas...

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Editorial

The debate around responsible investments has become charged by the controversial and highly discussed carbon tax. However, Janine Mace finds this will not negatively imp...

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Editorial

The debate around responsible investments has become charged by the controversial and highly discussed carbon tax. However, Janine Mace finds this will not negatively imp...

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Financial planning

There has been a growing interest in responsible investments over the past year, particularly among retail clients. Climate change and rising sea levels are just some of ...

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Editorial

Recent market events have put an emphasis on the value of gold, leaving investors curious to know whether investing in this commodity would be a good decision. Dominic Mc...

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Funds management

The fundamentals of Australian real estate investment trusts (AREITs) are much healthier in 2011 than they were in previous years, but not all investors should re-enter t...

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Financial planning

WHK has announced plans to improve the remuneration model for its principals, after releasing unspectacular 2011 financial year results....

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