TERM DEPOSITS

Funds management

The Reserve Bank of Australia's most recent interest rate cut could spur a comeback in the Australian equities market, according to new research by Lonsec....

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Funds management

Industrial property provides a good alternative to term deposits which will be affected by the Reserve Bank of Australia's interest rate cut, according to Charter Hall....

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Funds management

Platform providers appear to be embracing a pay-for-use fee model in which they provide a core offering and allow clients to add on new features for which they pay as the...

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Editorial

With term deposit rates still on a relative high and the annuities which help fund investors’ years in retirement, why should one bother with fixed interest? Tim Wong ans...

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Financial planning

Perpetual Limited has announced the launch of its new superannuation wrap, Perpetual Private Super Wrap....

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Financial planning

Australian investors holding term deposits could be costing themselves money by allowing automatic rollovers, according to comparison website, RateCity....

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Editorial

The global financial crisis and heightened volatility have brought defensive funds back into the spotlight. Andrew Hair discusses the characteristics of true defensive as...

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Financial planning

Challenger has launched a new pension product that provides fixed cash flows immune from interest rate and market movements....

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Financial planning

Although only a third of financial planners used annuities over the past year, demand for this product continues to grow, according to a survey released by Investment Tre...

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Editorial

Having clients believe that placing money in bank deposits constitutes investing will have a detrimental effect on both the financial advice industry and the end consumer...

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Funds management

Bond exchange-traded funds (ETFs) shouldn't replace term deposits in portfolios - rather, they should be used strategically to achieve investor goals, says Russell Invest...

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Editorial

There is considerable asset allocation bias with SMSF trustees. This is likely to lead to disappointing performance at best, and widespread disasters at worst, according ...

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Funds management

Bonds and equity share income funds provide some of the benefits associated with "risk-free" term deposits with the option for greater capital growth, Tyndall has told an...

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Funds management

Investors and financial advisers should not replace fixed income strategies with term deposits, hybrids and annuities as they remain the best strategy to hedge against ri...

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Financial planning

Asgard has announced that its Infinity eWRAP product has reached a milestone in less than 120 days since launch - surpassing $500 million in funds under administration....

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