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Why you must care about black swans

So-called rare or extreme events occur much more often than you might expect. Investment strategies should be set accordingly. Chris Batchelor explains. Most ... [more]

Locking in a real long-term return

The immediate threat from the global financial crisis has abated, but now investors are turning their attention to the huge amounts of government ... [more]

As the bulls return, IPOs come out to play

Everyone knows someone who has made a motza “stagging” an IPO. Babcock and Brown listed at a 65 per cent premium in 2004 ... [more]

I want my rights! Or do I?

2009 has been the year of the rights issue. A huge amount of new equity capital has already been raised through rights issues ... [more]

Bonds are back

In 2003 it looked like the days of the government bond market had come to an end. The federal government had reduced outstanding ... [more]

How about a hybrid?

We’re not talking about reducing your emissions, but rather trying to boost your returns. With the All Ordinaries index having fallen 48 per ... [more]

Has the time for contrarians arrived?

Don’t you hate those people who delight when everyone else is miserable? When others see only clouds, contrarian investors are focussed on the ... [more]

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The superannuation regime which has been operative since 1 July 2007 is designed to cap the level of annual contribution to a fund ... [more]

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Superannuation fund trustees now have the capacity to borrow using the "Instalment Warrant" approach contained in amending legislation which has effect from 24 ... [more]

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The introduction of the “instalment warrant” provisions into the superannuation laws has increased the scope for fund trustees to borrow in order to ... [more]