August 2023
Six ways to maximise income in retirement
The tailwinds for retirees to boost their money in their twilight years could be better right now than people think.
June 2023
Why genuine robo-advice remains a myth
Your financial adviser might already be dabbling in ChatGPT, but an AI-enabled advice experience still seems some way off.
May 2023
How to live with yourself and still make returns
It’s been a tough stretch for investors wanting to avoid fossil fuel companies and outperform the market.
The renewables tech everyone wants a piece of
Battery technology, both to facilitate large-scale energy use and for vehicle electrification, is where investors are looking for outsized returns.
March 2016
JBWere CEO Justin Greiner urges charities to merge for survival
The number of charities have doubled every two decades and are now being set up at a rate of close to 10 new organisations every business day.
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The fund manager who shops both ends of the quality spectrum
Mark East has done extremely well out of high-quality growth stocks, so why is he looking at mining services and oil companies?
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Show us the smart offshore M&A if you can, challenge investors
Institutional investors say offshore acquisitions deserve to be treated with a strong dose of scepticism, given the recent performance of local companies expanding internationally.
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Which listed fund manager should you buy?
People are realising the advantages of mandating saving for retirement, and managed fund firms are uniquely positioned to capture this trend.
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Australian Ethical taps millennials for new growth
Compared with the overall individual investor population, Millennial investors are nearly twice as likely to have a stake in companies or funds that target specific social or environmental outcomes, according to global research conducted by investment firm Morgan Stanley.
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Chinese companies vie for ASX listings at any cost
A growing list of companies will do just about anything to float on the ASX. But investors and regulators are asking why they are so desperate.
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NAB Asset Management to keep its 'house of boutiques' strategy
NAB Asset Management has taken ownership stakes in 14 boutique funds management brands and will plug into the new technology NAB is building to win self-directed superannuation investors.
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JO Hambro could typify the new breed of investor looking at BHP Billiton
JO Hambro Global Opportunity portfolio fund manager Ben Leyland is typical of the new breed of shareholder drawn to the big miners, Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton.
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How a debt crisis in the US could drag your portfolio lower
A debt crisis in the United States might sound like it has little to do with the local sharemarket, but the prospect has informed many of Justin Braitling's positions in ASX-listed companies.
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Is crowdfunding the best way to invest off-market?
If the equity market is not to your taste, a whole new world awaits in the form of unlisted investments – crowdfunding, angel investing, venture capital and private equity.
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February 2016
A banker's plan for low-cost housing
House prices are through the roof, but one former banker has a plan that is garnering the interest of the federal government and superannuation funds as to how to solve the affordable-housing problem.
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Perpetual is being driven by its $1 billion hedge fund
CEO Geoff Lloyd says instead of holding stocks long-term Perpetual is now thinking influenced by its aggressive $1 billion hedge fund.
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The Platinum effect: inflows continue despite negative returns
Platinum's decrease in FUM was attributable to a $501 million decline in investment performance during the period combined with $427 million in net new inflows, the company said.
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Geoff Wilson goes activist on AMP Capital China Growth Fund
Geoff Wilson has taken a position in the AMP Capital China Growth Fund as the company hurtles towards its self-imposed judgment day.
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Perpetual half year results: volatile equity markets a drag, profit up 10pc
Perpetual's net profit in the six months to December 31 jumped 10 per cent to $64.4 million but revenue dropped 2 per cent to $239.7 million
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A short-sellers guide to the Australian property market
If talk of the "Big Short of Blacktown" has inspired you take the other side of the property obsession, you're probably asking how you can be the unlikely hedge fund hero.
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