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...

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...