The argument for 150/50 investment strategies is compelling

From

A 150/50 structure can be an efficient solution for extracting the best risk/return from an approach that tends to be long high-quality stocks and short low-quality stocks. For equities fund... Read more continue reading

Downsizing eligibility: Former homes now eligible under proposed bill

From

The Downsizer Contributions measure, currently before the Federal Senate, will allow individuals 65 years or over to use the proceeds in relation to a sale of their main residence to... Read more continue reading

Making China great again 

From

Principal Global Investors’ Chief Global Economist, Bob Baur, Ph.D., weighs in on the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China. President Xi Jinping’s opening session speech “In his three-and-a-half-hour, 32,000-word... Read more continue reading

ANZ Wealth launches mental health coaching with Remedy Healthcare

From

ANZ Wealth has announced the launch of its mental health coaching pilot for OneCare Income Protection customers, in partnership with Remedy Healthcare. Customers lodging income protection claims relating to depression... Read more continue reading

Are your clients prepared for the cost of survival?

From

Australians have never had a healthier standard of living in its relatively short history. Medical advances and technology has come leaps and bounds in the past 20 years, and as... Read more continue reading

Equity Trustees and Aon in $5.2 billion super alliance

From

EQT Holdings Ltd (ASX: EQT), the holding company for Equity Trustees, and Aon has announced they had entered into an alliance that will create a $5.2 billion superannuation partnership  to... Read more continue reading

Don’t let fear drive down investors’ returns

From

Investment risk can be defined as the probability that an investment’s actual return will differ from its expected return; however, there are other risks that can impact investors, particularly those close... Read more continue reading

No Sydney housing crash in 2018, mining towns to recover, Hobart to be best city performer

From

Australia’s housing market will likely record moderate dwelling price rises in 2018, which will beat a slower rate than the price gains in 2017, led by a slowdown in Sydney,... Read more continue reading

Make sure you get your SMSF finance in place, before time runs out

From

The next federal election is due to be held in late 2018 or early 2019 and if Labor wins this election it has plans to introduce legislation to stop SMSF... Read more continue reading

The case for managed futures

From

During certain periods of time, managed futures can capture upward and downward trends in traditional markets; this has made this asset class a popular ‘alternative’ investment for financial advisers looking... Read more continue reading