Investment

Share Market

Downturn to play havoc with pensions

If returns revert to the mean, retirees taking outsized pension payments will face some tough decisions, Jonathan Philpot says. If the market takes a significant, sustained dive the government may once again reduce minimum payments.

Tahn SharpeJanuary 22, 2020

Investment

Are equity markets broken?

Stocks went gangbusters in 2019, but the rally that has extended into January hides the stark contrast between earnings growth and discount rates.

Michael KolloJanuary 21, 2020

Investment

Still got swagger: Aussie markets in 2020

Asset consultants aren’t ready to run from Aussie shares just yet. Returns in 2020 might not match a stellar 2019, but conditions remain favourable and a wholesale retreat is unwarranted.

Tahn SharpeJanuary 15, 2020

Share Market

What investors can learn from Japan

If an ageing population and increasing debt is a negative influence on interest rates, then the world may be in for an extended period of low rates - Japan offers a few clues about what we might expect.

Roger MontgomeryDecember 16, 2019

ETF's

Active versus passive: Look beyond the binary

Aussie equity portfolios may suffer if investors take sides in the active versus index debate. With no shortage of options available, building a balanced portfolio is about more than picking sides.

Tahn SharpeDecember 10, 2019

Research

AMPFP ends its mass-market MDA experiment

AMP Financial Planning couldn't make managed discretionary accounts commercially viable in light of the conditions placed on the wealth manager's offering, the group's head of research has told Professional Planner's Researcher Forum.

Matthew SmithDecember 6, 2019

Research

Asset definition inconsistency a blight for advisers

The disparate methods super funds use to define asset class make things tough for advisers, according to Lonsec’s Veronica Klaus, but the funds themselves aren’t to blame.

Tahn SharpeDecember 6, 2019

Investment

Low bond returns spark calls for risk profile rethink

Advisers need to make a bigger distinction between risk averse and capital return seeking clients now because low-risk options aren’t giving 3 to 5 per cent returns, a panel has heard at the Professional Planner Researcher Forum in Sydney.

Tahn SharpeDecember 4, 2019

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Investment

Investment

Are equity markets broken?

Investment

Still got swagger: Aussie markets in 2020

ETF's

Active versus passive: Look beyond the binary

Research

AMPFP ends its mass-market MDA experiment

Research

Asset definition inconsistency a blight for advisers

Investment

Low bond returns spark calls for risk profile rethink

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