High income families could be in for $1000+ rebate shock at tax time

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As the financial year during draws to a close, financial research group CANSTAR warns that some high income families could be in for a nasty tax bill if they have... Read more continue reading

Oliver’s Insights: worries about sharemarket volatility

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This edition of Oliver’s Insights looks at the recent volatility and correction in share markets. The key points are as follows: After strong gains shares were due for a correction. Worries about... Read more continue reading

Misunderstanding about fixed income may lead to loss

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Altius Asset Management has warned there is a risk of losing a generation of fixed interest investors who may become disillusioned with returns. “With yields at historically low levels, investors... Read more continue reading

Global institutional investor allocations to infrastructure and real estate to rise

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Institutional investors are most likely to continue to increase allocations to alternative asset classes, especially direct infrastructure, private equity and listed real estate, according to the AMP Capital Institutional Investor... Read more continue reading

Russell cautions on “squeeze play” as investors push into riskier assets in hunt for yield

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With markets likely to remain in a lower-return, higher volatility mode for the remainder of 2013, Russell Investments is advising investors to use a multi-asset portfolio approach to mitigate the... Read more continue reading

New multi-asset Fund targeting equity like returns with lower volatility – now live

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Global asset manager Russell Investments has launched the Russell Multi-Asset Growth Strategy Fund (MAGS) to meet increasing demand from investors for sustainable growth with lower volatility. The launch is an... Read more continue reading

Oliver’s Insights: Risk on, risk off

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This edition of Oliver’s Insights looks at the phenomenon of “risk on/risk off” that has seen listed growth assets like shares, corporate debt, commodity prices and the Australian dollar move... Read more continue reading

Contribution timing errors ‘dire’, says lawyer

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Contribution timing errors have dire implications, a leading financial services lawyer has warned. ‘Now is the time to check and double check those contribution caps,’ says Peter Townsend, principal of... Read more continue reading

Concentrated portfolios outperform diversified counterparts: Inalytics

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Highly concentrated portfolios perform better than diversified ones, according to research by the London-based investment skills consultancy firm Inalytics. Chief Executive Officer and founder of Inalytics, Rick Di Mascio, says... Read more continue reading

It takes more than one statistic to signal a sustainable market recovery

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How do we know when a market is in recovery mode? Fil Andronaco, Senior Asset Consultant with van Eyk Research explains. Unlike a market crash, which is quite evident, recoveries... Read more continue reading