EDITORIAL

The recent global financial crisis has thrown a great deal of attention back on the issue of risk management for businesses big and small. One of the key questions being ...

There may be nothing illegal about the direct marketing tactics being employed by some financial services companies, but when the regulator starts dealing with the conseq...

Two recent research reports suggest active fund management has failed over the medium term to outperform the market. Robin Bowerman weighs in on the index versus active d...

Simple portfolios may make investors feel good but may well fail to deliver or meet expectations, writes Dominic McCormick....

With his van Eyk Three Pillars Listed Investment Company being targeted by Dixon Advisory, van Eyk’s Mark Thomas explains what makes LICs an attractive proposition despit...

Financial planning companies and individual planners have been the subject of severe adverse findings by Financial Ombudsman Service panelists. ...

Mike Mitchell examines the recent changes to the Government’s supervision of philanthropic giving and weighs up the advantages and disadvantages....

Industry commentators are predicting many Australian managed share funds will not be able to make either quarterly or half-year distributions to investors this year due t...

PIS took a reputational hit when ASIC announced it had reached a settlement on matters relating to a class action tied to the collapse of Westpoint....

Stephen Hiscock and Grant Berry discuss the ramifications of the global financial crisis on listed property securities....

Managing risk is all about faith in the market and hanging in for the long term, writes Dale Gillham....

What can be done to stop the rot in financial services? Steve Browning discusses....

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Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

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Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

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The RBA has handed down its much-anticipated rate decision, following widespread expectations of a close call....

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The FSCP has issued a written direction to an adviser who charged clients “extraordinary fees” for inappropriate and conflicted advice, as well as encouraged them to swit...

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ASIC has confirmed the industry funding levy for the 2024–25 financial year, and how much licensees can expect to pay....

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