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Support vanishes into thin air

Two of the biggest sponsorship and marketing programs in the world will cease at the end of this year when both ING and ... [more]

Recession we didn’t have to have

Less than a year ago economists were calling for oil at $200 a barrel, parity for the dollar, two interest rate increases and ... [more]

Nasty tax sting in the tail

Some advisers and investors could be set for a nasty surprise when they receive their distribution statements for the 2008/09 financial year in ... [more]

Don’t concentrate too hard

The collapse of North America’s biggest telephone equipment maker, Nortel Networks Corporation, on Wednesday January 14, 2009, after it filed for bankruptcy, is ... [more]

What cost the price of independence?

The current financial crisis and invest ment market “meltdown” has shone the spotlight on virtually all participants in the financial services industry in ... [more]

Diversification your saviour, but only if you do it right

While some commentators are talking about the current global credit crisis in the context of a one-in-100-year event, investors should remember that this ... [more]

For better or worse: the curse of the award

In February each year, we announce the finalists and winners in our annual Fund Manager of the Year awards. These awards - now ... [more]

Never a dull moment

ABN AMRO funds rebranded Fortis The ABN AMRO Asset Management Australia business has been rebranded Fortis Investment Management Australia, following the completion of ... [more]

Consistency an under-rated virtue

As we know, it's dangerous to rely on a single time period when assessing how funds have performed. How much better, then, it ... [more]

Hitch your wagon to a different star

It's safe to say that no-one predicted the magnitude of the global credit crunch’s impact on markets. In less than a year, some ... [more]