EDITORIAL

In a speech addressing the Agribusiness Association of Australia, David Bryant explains why tax-effective managed investment funds are fundamentally flawed and pose a sig...

With trailing commissions soon to be a thing of the past, owners of financial planning practices need to ask themselves how much their businesses are worth....

The Henry Review, the Government's overview of Australia's tax system, has failed to suggest action on the life insurance/risk needs of consumers....

The failures of various agribusiness managed investment schemes have created problems for the planning industry....

Even without direct legislation, a big advertising campaign by the Government will be enough to put an end to financial planning commissions, writes Mike Taylor....

Investors should consider the after-tax performance of their assets in relation to franking credits, writes Aaron Minney....

Alternative investments traditionally offer a buffer against market volatility. Chris Kennedy finds out how they have fared over the course of the last 12 months. ...

Macquarie Specialist Investments launches capital protected solution, Macquarie Portfolio Select....

Financial planners have a bad reputation, but there should be a distinction between 'proper' financial planners and the 'bottom dwellers', writes Michael Dale....

In the wake of the Federal Budget, and with sovereign debt worries in Europe, the future is uncertain for financial planners....

By holding the Henry Review into Taxation and then rejecting most of its findings, the Government has broken the golden rule of politics, writes Mike Taylor....

Michael Browne explains the cost of debilitating injuries, and how the right level of insurance can save a lot of heartache....

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