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Split personality the dual attraction for the quoted fund

The listing on the ASX this month of the Magellan Group’s Airlie Australian Share Fund as the first “Quoted Fund” – the first dual...

It's gotta be bonds?

The toughest asset sector in an investment portfolio is the fixed income. Putting aside the difficulties in convincing an investor to have an allocation to...

Spread is your value factor

Low interest rates justify high equity PE’s, and that is particularly so for long duration, high growth equities. So goes the story. It’s worked in...

BNK chief executive steps down

BNK Banking Corporation’s chief executive Simon Lyons has stepped down after over four years in the role. Lyons was chief executive of Goldfields Money...

War vs. COVID-19

The scale of the human, social and economic costs wrought by COVID-19 has prompted some politicians to compare it with war. Although this might create some...

Financial Planning morning report - Wednesday

The ASX 200 experienced its best day in over seven weeks on Tuesday, adding 2.9% to 5,780 points, with all sectors increasing. The Australian share market has...

Financial Planner morning report Friday

It seems to me that global markets are stuck in a trading pattern, oscillating between euphoria when signs of a vaccine are announced, to despair as new...

Financial Planner morning report - Thursday

Here's the Financial Planning news you need to know. Overnight, global share markets recovered on the back of an improving crude oil price, now $32 per barrel,...

Industry funds reign supreme

Sunsuper, QSuper and UniSuper are among the top funds announced at the annual Chant West Super Fund Awards. The $75 billion Sunsuper won Super Fund of the...

ETF Spreads are the Real Killer

How does ETF investing go seriously wrong? If you don't pay attention to ETF buy-sell spreads, the advantage of low MERs can evaporate.

Rask Podcast with Contact's Tom Millner & Will Culbert

The latest instalment of Rask Australia's The Australian Investors Podcast features portfolio managers Tom Millner and Will Culbert from Contact Asset...

CBA exec joins Insurance Council of Australia

Commonwealth Bank executive Andrew Hall has joined the Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) as its new chief executive. Hall was previously Commonwealth...

Upcoming webinars and virtual roundtables

As working from home has become the new normal for most people, there are still many opportunities for advisers and investors to cut through the noise and hear...

Financial planning daily report - ASX to open lower

The S&P/ASX 200 (ASX:XJO) is expected to open lower on Wednesday following weak leads from Wall Street.