It has always slightly perplexed me that major investment banks would employ, and presumably pay a generous wage to, at least one senior strategist or economist who is prepared to promote a line that runs way out of whack with the firm's view.
Banks could lose their protected status as too-big-to-fail and they may have to raise as much as $40 billion in fresh capital. That will involve a lot of pain.
Getting the most from a property portfolio in volatile markets could mean culling under-performers and reinvesting in quality dwellings.
Possible lower capital growth and income from the traditional resources and banking stocks sources might mean investors need to widen their portfolios, CMC Markets chief markets analyst Ric Spooner says.
Investors are right to worry about what even a minor pick-up in bad debts means for the major lenders.
A new fund of funds is reaching out to the fund managers who have been hidden away by the big wealth managers.
Invest in stocks that are growing faster than the economy and don't buy companies on the cheap hoping they will go up in value. That's some of the advice from winners of the Morningstar fund manager awards.
Forget Melbourne and Sydney - these are the new property investing hotspots too lucrative to ignore.
Investors have not liked talk of higher costs to invest in new growth at European stock exchange operator Euronext. They're wrong.
This year's wild market moves have left even the smartest guys in the room scratching their heads (and licking their wounds).
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