We analyse the investment performance of a large sample of individuals investing in discretionary retirement savings products offered by a large Australian financial institution. This is of interest from the perspective of market efficiency and the ability of individuals to over or under-perform...

We analyse the investment performance of a large sample of individuals investing in discretionary superannuation products offered by a large Australian financial institution. We do not find gender differences as has previously been reported but we do find evidence of a negative relationship...

Real estate is an important investment asset class for Australian retail and wholesale funds yet there are considerable problems associated with choosing the optimal allocation of real estate in a portfolio. This asset class poses considerable problems for portfolio managers because of reliance...