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Women and superannuation - how the pay gap can impact your super

While the pay gap can affect your retirement savings, there are still ways to increase your superannuation investment to lessen the impact.
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Transforming finance – when investors create the rules

Based on current trends, investors will see a future with better technology, more support and coaching from advisers and more transparent investment products.

How China’s trade restrictions are affecting the Australian economy

Trade tensions between China and Australia continue to rise. Are these long-term threats that will affect the relationship or just political manouvres?
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What are SMSFs made of?

There are a lot of myths surrounding SMSFs so we look at the real data from the ATO to find what the truth about SMSF investment.
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Headwinds exist to emerging markets but country-level opportunities remain

Emerging economies are a fairly disparate group, with many barely recognisable to compared to the asset class that existed in the 1990s and even 2000s.

The Australian recession

While the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted financial markets, there are still ways your investments can work hard. Here, we look at what a recession is and explore four strategies for smart investing during this time.

Five rules for investing during the Coronavirus outbreak

T. Rowe Price article: Pitfalls to avoid and opportunities to seek. Lessons to learn from past crises.

How has COVID-19 changed Australian consumer spending habits?

Australian spending habits have changed markedly in the last few months. Consumers continue to worry about the strength of the economy and the duration of the pandemic.

Why are share markets going up?

Positive consumer sentiment and the end of the lockdown are supporting investor confidence.

The future of work – a new way of working

What will our workplace of the future look like, and how will it impact our environment, social skills and work productivity?
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COVID-19 and the global stock markets - is the worst behind us?

Share markets have continued to recover from the losses we experienced in March, although we’re yet to see certainty and confidence at pre COVID-19 levels return.

How will COVID-19 affect the Australian property market?

At the end of 2019, the Australian property market was in full swing, with prices in capital cities on the rise and high auction clearance rates. Then came COVID-19...
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Investing during a recession

While the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted financial markets, there are still ways your investments can work hard. Read our four strategies for smart investing during a recession.
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COVID-19 and SMSF – what you may need to consider

This is an opportune time to ensure any issues are addressed to help protect your SMSF and balances from significant impacts from the current environment.
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Coronavirus and the impacts on global markets

Markets have experienced significant volatility this past week as investors try to assess the impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
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Are you diversifying your SMSF investments?

Diversification can lead to a reduction in the overall level of risk or volatility associated with your investment portfolio.
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Defensive and growth investing for the current environment

Traditional methods of defensive investing may not have the desired result in today’s market conditions.
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How to review your SMSF investment strategy

An SMSF investment strategy should align to the future goals of the members and what they are trying to achieve, and ensures this is done with appropriate consideration of the risks.
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Machine learning and AI – the future of finance

With the increase in data available, there is huge potential for Machine Learning and AI to transform the finance industry. Learn about the future of finance.
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Investment concentration risks in a typical SMSF portfolio

Report from Pendal Group: The average SMSF investor is highly concentrated in domestic investments which may be providing a level of unintended risk.