ASIC, hard-pressed for funding and resources, has embarked on a costly exercise aimed at determining the quality of retirement advice at a time when the underlying rules ...

Paul Derham explains the important role a compliance committee plays in reducing regulatory and operational risk for licensees....

Stephen Hart explains that inflation-linked bonds have outperformed equities over the last 20 years and act as a good hedge against inflation....

Robert Keavney debunks the widely held view that strong economic growth is linked with the performance of a country's stock market....

Dominic McCormick explains why the adoption of a less dogmatic approach to investing could serve the industry well....

The tragic natural disasters and nuclear accidents that have struck Japan are being viewed by some as a potential catalyst for a double-dip recession, but as Mike Taylor ...

Insurers need to reach into their own pockets to address underinsurance, writes Tim Browne....

The Minister for Financial Services, Billl Shorten, knows as well as anyone else in the financial services sector that the IFAAA is a minnow. Thus his recent comments mus...

Col Fullagar outlines the much-overlooked ‘home duties’ total and permanent disablement (TPD) insurance cover and examines the criteria for those who can bene...

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority is pursuing a dual role as a regulator and a national statistical agency for the financial services sector, but the evidenc...

Graham Hand outlines managed futures and the role they play in the investment sector....