Your client is demanding you go to cash. Was your risk assessment wrong? Not necessarily. His risk tolerance is much the same, but his risk perception has changed.

Your usually rock-solid client calls demanding that you go to cash. Was your risk assessment wrong? Not necessarily. His willingness to accept a loss is pretty much the same, but his perception of risk has changed. Here's how to manage the difference...

A growing chorus of (largely offshore) commentators has Australia falling into a pronounced slump. Are we on the edge of a precipice? No.

Western equity markets have been in a secular bear market since the year 2000. Are we close to or indeed at the end?

I have been doing lots of pondering, and there is one that has taken up more of my concerns than any other: China...

FMA launches new website to help investors plan, choose and track investments; TNP signs strategic alliance; Mentor/Adviserlink merges with Strategi Institute; More former finance company directors sentenced; Australia has $1tn retirement savings gap...

If all the money invested in hedge funds had been put in T-bills, the results would've been twice as good.

Lonsec named Research House of the Year; FSC Australia imposes insurance commission claw-back regime; ETITO rebrands; S&P upgrades Asset Finance outlook; new Code Committee chair...

Africa's economies are among the fastest growing in the world. Is it the next China?

The key takeouts, and actions to take when building investor portfolios.

Seven areas where thinking outside the box may lead to different portfolio construction decisions.

Challenging a strong home bias to Australian equities in portfolios.

Are alternative investments as complex as them seem - and how can the optimal mix be implemented in portfolios?

Globalisation, the rise of China and technology have profoundly increased competitive pressures on business. This dynamic is critical in equity investment...

By focusing on investors’ primary objectives (capital preservation and a reasonable return), a more efficient investment approach is possible...

Fixed income investing for the future will need to be different from the past in order to maximise portfolio outcomes...

The short- and long-term structural factors remain intact to drive Asian stock markets...

Every investment management firm claims it is different from its competitors. Yet many firms produce results that are anything but different. What does it mean to be contrarian?

Treating emerging markets as a single asset class can underpin long-term capital growth, preservation of capital and lower volatility of returns...

Unlisted property is well-suited to the mood of investors – it should provide a return derived largely from income. The issue is the scars of the past...