Patrick Farrell discusses the importance of top-down management and the current risk environment in funds management....

Peter Worcester and Paul Resnik continue their examination of the risks involved in borrowing to invest....

The latest Australian Prudential Regulation Authority data has revealed the degree to which life insurers have been hit by the global financial crisis....

Following a tumultuous period for investors, international investing needs its own new strategy, writes Chad Padowitz....

After years of struggling to find value within global equity markets, recent panic and volatility has led to rich investment opportunities, writes Stuart James....

When Australia was enjoying a bull property market, investors - many of them retirees - opted to put their money in mortgage funds as a way of guaranteeing a regular inco...

An Auditor-General's report has revealed that some Commonwealth Government departments and agencies will incur losses on the back of declining interest rates and bond yie...

Financial planning commissions may not be extinct but they are now a seriously endangered species....

For smaller retail investors, hedge funds are not necessarily a suitable choice, writes Robert Jaeger....

It is becoming increasingly obvious that irrespective of the initiatives flagged by the Financial Planning Association, the Australian financial services industry is goin...

Investors who are under financial pressure may be tempted to artificially create losses....