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Indexing

Basics

Index managers aim to deliver broad diversification at low cost and let investment markets do their work over the long term. Find out how they do it.


Plain Talk® Guides

View our informative guides on a range of popular investment topics.


Research

Access research papers by renowned international investment experts.


Interactive index chart

For a historical investment perspective, this chart plots the performance of the major market sectors since June 1971.


Volatility chart

This chart highlights the movement of the Australian sharemarket over the past 30 years.


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