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The Risk Tolerance Paradox, and what you can do about it With a growing trend both globally and in Australia around low volatility, managed volatility, and portfolio risk management strategies,... Read more continue reading

An uneasy calm requires a measured approach

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As US market volatility, as measured by the VIX index*, touches lows not seen since early 2007, an extraordinary calm has fallen over US markets, says Chad Padowitz, Chief Investment... Read more continue reading

Choosing cash over fixed income no longer makes sense

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Australian investors have largely missed out on the 20-year bond rally, preferring instead to invest in cash for their liquid/defensive asset holding. However, the returns on fixed income have actually... Read more continue reading

Opportunity knocks for advisers in the SMSF sector

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Vanguard and Investment Trends’ annual research examines ongoing challenges and new opportunities for financial advisers in the SMSF sector Vanguard and Investment Trends released the results of the 2014 Self... Read more continue reading

The need for timely life insurance claims

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The growing number of people who lodge ‘late notified’ claims against disability policies many years after their cover has ceased force upwards pressure on the price of premiums. Australia’s largest... Read more continue reading

The third arrow of Abenomics takes shape

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Japan’s parliament in June began debating legislation that would allow for the country’s first casinos. Whatever the merits casinos are as tourist attractions as the bill’s backers claim versus the... Read more continue reading

AFEX and Government agency sign FX guarantee deal to better protect Australian exporters

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A new deal, signed between AFEX, one of the world’s largest non-bank providers of global payment and risk management solutions, and Australia’s export credit agency, Efic, will offer Australia’s export... Read more continue reading

Australia’s weak fiscal position threatens safe haven status

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Standard Life Investments, the global investment manager, believes that despite experiencing one of the mildest downturns of any country during the global financial crisis and benefiting from a commodity boom,... Read more continue reading

Select launches Neuberger Berman ARMS Trust

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Select Fund Services (Select) has made Neuberger Berman’s Absolute Return Multi Strategy (ARMS) investment capability available to Australian investors, including the retail and self-managed superannuation fund market (SMSF), with the... Read more continue reading

China research trip confirmed investment downgrade by Australian Ethical

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“Four cities, five days, 14 companies: we made the most of our trip to China and it confirmed our concerns and reaffirmed our decision to downgrade our economic assessment for... Read more continue reading