Insights

Managed funds are suddenly back in investors' good books - here's why.

A major fund is claiming customers are giving up on DIY funds and transferring their super to industry funds - but are we really seeing a slowdown?

Stocks recover from the lows seen not too long ago, aided by crude oil's comeback — and despite rancorous politics.

This week we look at BHP, Medibank, Nib, Orora and Regis Healthcare.

On changes to the age pension assets test.

The cautious tone evident in the market yesterday afternoon looks like continuing this morning.

Australian shares look set to record their seventh straight day of gains as surging commodity prices lift resource shares and broader sentiment. An AUD approach to 75 US cents is clear evidence that "risk on" remains the order of the day, at least until the release of China trade data later in the session.

Alan's back next week - and we dissect our stocks' results.

Vita Group has delivered on every promise since we picked them, while crash repairer AMA is using acquisitions for further reach.

With better retail opportunities available in this market, we're not waiting around to see a bounce back.

There's potential upside at Empired, while the waste management company has delivered an impressive performance against the mining slowdown.

Despite an unsuccessful legal bid, there's stability at the gaming operator.

The cheap route to simple diversification into bonds using ETFs will test DIY super trustees' allegiance to restrictive term deposits. Self-managed super fund trustees may relish the control they have over their financial destiny but the investment decisions they make are sometimes significantly different from what the professionals are doing.

Investors who stick to strategy are less likely to be the ones kicking themselves when markets slump.

Market relief at the ongoing rally in commodity prices will underscore a positive start for the stock market this morning. The recent bounce in major commodities means that profit results for mining and resource stocks this half look like being significantly better than many may have feared only a few weeks ago.