21 July, 2009

Safety first: peace of mind comes at a cost – Smart Investor

Smart Investor, July 2009 Stephen O’Connell, like most of us, lost a lot in the last year and […]
21 July, 2009

Buying shares: a guide in rocky markets – Smart Investor

Smart Investor, July 2009 It can be hard to see it this way at the time, but a […]
13 July, 2009

Euromoney awards for excellence: Australia

Euromoney, July 2009 AUSTRALIA BEST BANK Westpac Westpac has been viewed as the most conservative of Australia’s big […]
3 July, 2009

Australia’s super review: too many voices, no clear picture – Asia Pacific Edge

Asia Pacific Edge, Cerulli Associates, July 2009 The Australian government’s announcement of a review into the country’s superannuation […]
1 June, 2009

Brisconnections: infrastructure’s disconnect

Euromoney, May 2009 If you want a microcosm of the bad habits global capital got into as the […]
15 March, 2009

Aussie bonds: when boring is good

Australian Financial Review, March 2009 Last year, as your shares went up in smoke and your super evaporated, […]
1 March, 2009

Managed funds quarterly: miserable 2008 for international funds

Australian Financial Review – Managed Funds Quarterly, March 2009 2008 was a miserable year for international share funds, […]
15 February, 2009

The catch with capital protection

Australian Financial Review, February 2009 Aviva has good news. Or so it seems from the letter to investors.  […]
1 December, 2008

Trading global stocks the LIC way

Australian Financial Review, December 2008 For those who think it might be time to venture back into world […]
1 December, 2008

Double or nothing: investments to swim against the tide

Australian Financial Review, December 2008 They say it’s contrarian investors who make the real money: those who see […]
1 November, 2008

CFDs: Swings and roundabouts, and a wild ride

Smart Investor magazine, November 2008  Contracts for difference can magnify your gains many times if you’re right about […]
1 November, 2008

Total return funds fail to deliver

Australian Financial Review, Managed Funds Quarterly, November 2008 If this is the perfect environment for long/short funds – […]