Editorial

While people are generally reluctant to embrace change, the more proficient financial advisers will adjust swiftly to their new landscape following proposed FOFA amendmen...

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ESG investment: proceeding with caution

Environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues are increasingly guiding portfolio construction. However, taking an ESG approach can introduce new risks. Chris Kennedy ...

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Taking financial planning on the road

With remote access and flexible working hours becoming par for the course, Bruce Gingell considers the viability of the mobile financial planning business model....

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What's next for a cashed up ASIC?

ASIC did not receive more funding from last Tuesday's Budget but it can expect to do so in years to come as it takes on more responsibility for delivering and overseeing ...

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Why Europe is the sick man of the global economy

Strong economic growth in core Europe is masking the weaker performances of the peripheral economies, writes Alexander Scurlock....

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The mechanics of inflation-linked bonds

Stephen Hart gives a working example of inflation-linked bonds....

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Warming to ESG investment

With climate change at the forefront of many investors’ minds, now may be the time to get started with an environmental, social and governance approach to investing...

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FOFA delivers a reality check

With the Government having released its FOFA proposals, Rick Cosier writes that financial planners have fallen victim to a range of blatant misconceptions that need to be...

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Bank profits below long-term trend

Strong bank profit results need to be put into context, since they remain slightly below the long-term trend, according to the Australian Bankers' Association (ABA) chief...

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In search of portfolio diversification

Dominic McCormick explains why achieving true portfolio diversification in the current economic climate is a complex task....

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NAB lifts profit by 15.9%

National Australia Bank has turned a strong half-year result with a net profit of $2.428 billion....

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Financial services should be wary of a lean and hungry treasurer

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...