Mike Taylor writes that the sale of client books entailing trailing commissions will look utterly incongruous in a post-FOFA world unless financial planners are actively ...

Zenith analyst Dugald Higgins lists the pros and cons for investors considering an exposure to the agribusiness sector....

The Macquarie Group AGM has been told the company is still on track for a better performance in FY 2013....

Linda Jakobson looks at what can be expected from China's likely new leaders and weighs up the possibility of a change in China's economic policies....

An Australian Crime Commission report into investment scams has underscored the role financial planners have in protecting investors from themselves....

Kathryn Wardrobe outlines some of the finer details of the new credit legislation which might have slipped through the cracks....

Mike Taylor asks whether the formation of BT Select and the continuing competition between BT and Count Financial reflect the end of the current dealer group model....

Rushed financial services reforms such as FOFA and Stronger Super are exacting a heavy toll on financial planners and superannuation funds....

Churn in the life/risk space remains a contentious issue, but as Col Fullagar explains, responsibility not only resides with advisers but also with the insurers and how t...

Colonial First State's Skye Macpherson argues that rising living standards in the emerging world are leading to higher food costs....

FIIG's Dr Stephen Nash argues that inflation-linked bonds offer more than protection from inflation....