Editorial

Low interest rates lend support to US equities

Accommodative monetary policy in the US is set to continue, which should see the equity market climb higher, Mark Thomas writes. ...

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The genetic biases that shape investment

The underlying factors that influence investment decisions may have more to do with DNA and culture than previously thought, Grace Yulu writes. ...

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Ground hog day

Mike Taylor writes that Financial Services Council chief executive, John Brogden used his last annual conference address to point to how little the big issues have change...

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Insurance in the regulatory cross hairs

The financial services regulators have sent a clear message to the life/risk industry about its past mistakes. ...

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Commbank profit defies recent dramas

The Commonwealth Bank has delivered a solid full-year result with its financial planning troubles making little impact in terms of comments or provisioning....

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Suncorp revises Life approach

Suncorp reports solid full-year but revises appraoch on life in face of structural challenges....

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Who’s really to blame?

Amid a good deal of fuss over how one insurance industry analyst referenced those making claims, Mike Taylor writes that the industry would be better looking at cause rat...

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Why planners are in it for the long haul

Given a decade of generally bad publicity for the financial planning sector, it is a wonder that planner numbers have not seriously declined....

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Managed Accounts: Back in the spotlight - still!

Managed accounts have taken years to bloom, as Jason Spits writes, the large players have been waiting to pounce....

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When reason rules

The adviser’s best interest duty leaves a question mark hanging over what constitutes “reasonable” advice, Merton Miles writes....

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When grandfathering looks out of place

Mike Taylor writes that the drive for higher educational standards for financial planners has served to regenerate criticism of those people who were grandfathered into t...

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Playing the long game in Asia

Current speculation about Asian markets provides little direction for prospective investors. Instead, they should adopt a long-term outlook, based on structural reforms, ...