EDITORIAL

With less than a week to go before the Treasurer, Wayne Swan, hands down his fourth Federal Budget, the financial services industry should be wary of a Government that ha...

The growth story in China is far from over, with Jonathan Wu pointing to the rise and rise of China’s second and third tier cities – all of which boast popula...

Going global with your infrastructure investments can yield a more defensive portfolio, with more stable returns and lower volatility, writes Perry Lucas....

Having sustained enormous criticism following the GFC, hedge funds are still struggling to garner favour among investors. Richard Keary explains why the sector did not fa...

Amid the heated debate about standard definitions for general insurance, Tim Browne asks whether the same approach should be used in the life insurance arena....

Some trustees have called for SMSFs to be included in the compensation arrangements relating to the Trio Capital/Astarra collapse but, as Mike Taylor writes, a high price...

George Lucas takes a look at the commodities market and asks if 2011 will see the sector flourish....

Scott Quinn explains that there is more to account-based pensions than tax – Social Security must also be considered....

Macquarie Group has posted a mixed result, with a full-year profit down 9 per cent on last year, but a significantly better second half....

Financial planners could be forgiven for suffering reform fatigue - and the release, last week, of Richard St John's consultation paper, Review of compensation arrangemen...

If the Treasurer, Wayne Swan, is wise, he will closely examine his first Budget as a part of a Rudd Labor Government and the problems that administration created by needl...

Col Fullagar examines what advisers need to know when dealing with clients in different age groups....

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