Editorial

While there has been plenty of debate around risk insurance advice, Col Fullagar argues that a more important debate needs to be had about how the major insurers deliver ...

Editorial

A business approach to retirement

Craig Swanger looks at the retirement income dilemma and why SMSF trustees are starting to look to fixed income. ...

Editorial

Royal Commission - who benefits?

A clear agenda is being prosecuted aimed at forcing the Government to hold a Royal Commission into the Financial Planning industry but do those pursuing the issue have cl...

Editorial

Time to re-balance investments

With forecasts of volatility on the horizon, asset allocation may need to be revisited in 2015, David Bryant writes. ...

Editorial

Spinning the default fund debate

The industry funds are seeking to play the consumer protection card in their defence of the default funds under modern awards regime but the real beneficiaries of the sta...

Editorial

An inconvenient truth

Former FPA chairman, Matthew Rowe argues that the changing dynamics impacting the financial planning industry makes it inevitable that some organisations will wither and ...

Editorial

Alternative point of view

While considered foreboding by traditional investors, volatility in global markets is music to the ears those in the alternative space, Janine Mace writes. ...

Editorial

Exploring agriculture investment

Dominic McCormick looks at the case for agriculture investment and argues while it’s compelling, there’s a lack of robust investment vehicles. ...

Editorial

2015 - New minister, new debates

As the financial planning industry proceeds further into 2015 it must accept little or no further change to FOFA but a range of new debates and opportunities....

Editorial

‘Black swan’ has landed

The immediate past chairman of the Financial Planning Association, Matthew Rowe, sees considerable significance in the findings of the Joint Parliamentary Committee which...