EDITORIAL

When it comes to income protection insurance, receiving the payment as a lump sum or as a monthly benefit can make a big difference to clients, writes Jeff Scott....

Employers may have started hiring again, but that doesn't mean the global financial crisis is over, writes Mike Taylor....

Executive salaries are maintaining their stratospheric heights, writes Milana Pokrajac....

Stephen Hart highlights the four most important things to think about ahead of a recession....

The Minister for Financial Services, Chris Bowen, has introduced legislation to crack down on below-value share offers, market manipulation and insider trading....

David Benney looks at the advantages and disadvantages of direct shares versus managed funds....

The appointment of Mark Rantall as the new FPA chief executive comes amid revelations of disagreements in the boardroom....

With the financial crisis effectively over, Benjamin Levy examines the state of the direct property market and looks at the role it should play for investors in the futur...

Many financial planners today face having to adopt a fee-for-service model. Much more is being written on the need for this than on how to implement it in practice. Rober...

Financial planning is about more than selling investment products, says Ray Griffin. It is about establishing long-lasting client relationships....

The Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund Index has recorded its largest drop since November 2008, losing 2.76 per cent in May - although it still comfortably outperformed oth...

This time we need to be fair dinkum about managed investment scheme change, writes Anthony Abraham. ...

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