FEATURES

China’s soaring share markets

The talk of a bubble in China’s stocks applies more to those shares available for local rather than foreign investors. (Reading time 8 minutes.) Read full story


Investment view: The outlook for 2008

This year at least two of the three pillars that have propped up the global bull equities market could be missing, says Michael Gordon, Head of Investment Strategy at Fidelity. (Reading time 5 minutes.) Read full story


Investment insight: Why the US dollar is falling

The US dollar’s orderly decline so far could have further to go.
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Behavioral finance: How “anchoring” can confound investors

This first installment in a series designed to help advisers better understand the emotional drivers that can lead investors to poor investment decisions looks at anchoring — a human behavioral bias that frequently handcuffs investors. (Reading time 8 minutes.) Read full story

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT

Communicating with clients

It’s all about creating trust, says Camilla Nock, Senior Marketing Manager at endGame Communications. (Reading time 4 minutes.) Read full story

PLANNER PROFILE

Mark Hanson can see the similarities and differences between working as a financial planner in Minneapolis and Melbourne. (Reading time 2 minutes.) Read full story

PORTFOLIO MANAGER Q&A

Q&A with Paul Taylor – Portfolio Manager of the Fidelity Australian Equities Fund

Paul sums up the main tussle on the Australian share market in 2007 and gives his outlook for 2008. (Reading time 5 minutes.) Read full story

FIDELITY UPDATE
The Fidelity Australian Equities Fund, the Fidelity Global Equities Fund and the Fidelity India Fund are now available on AXA’s North platform. Read full story


WHO IS FIDELITY?

The turmoil surrounding Centro Properties Group in December reinforced how we entered the New Year more cautious about the outlook for financial markets and economies than a year ago. Recent heightened volatility creates fresh challenges for advisers and fund managers.

During the good times of the past four years, many clients have been happy with their absolute returns. The added bonus of 20% plus annual returns was that they helped reduce the focus on fees. This is sure to change during today’s turbulent times. (Reading time 4 minutes.)
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