Asset allocation is becoming critically important in a world of shorter and more extreme investment cycles. This is where multi-asset funds come in, writes Janine Mace....
Are multi-asset funds the next big thing, deja vu - or perhaps a bit of both? Janine Mace reports....
The financial planning industry has been undertaking some intense lobbying in recent weeks in the hope of extracting some key amendments to the Government’s Future of Fin...
One of the great risks to the world's economy is the irresponsible actions of central bankers, according to Robert Keavney. He argues they will give pain, but no gain....
Much attention has been directed towards the manner in which a Parliamentary Joint Committee will handle the Government's Future of Financial Advice legislation but, as M...
In the short term, we often see dramatic differences in the performance of hedged vs unhedged international equities portfolios. How much (if any) of an international equ...
As emerging markets wages increase significantly, the core CPI of many developed world economies will rise, and potentially force some central banks to revisit interest r...
As emerging markets wages increase significantly, the core CPI of many developed world economies will rise, and potentially force some central banks to revisit interest r...
Managed funds are supposedly a non-transparent and expensive way of investing, while ETFs are increasingly touted as low cost investment saviours. Graham Hand outlines ho...
There is a striking similarity between what debt-ridden European countries are going through now and what some Latin American countries were going through more than a dec...
When clients fail to do their bit in the client-adviser relationship, financial planners are often blamed for unfavourable outcomes. Col Fullagar proposes a way to avoid ...
Investor sentiment is still low and financial advisers are blamed for losses. Advisers will face a difficult period in the next 12 months, but will be presented with a ra...
The succession dilemma is more than just a matter of commitments.This isn’t simply about younger vs. older advisers. It’...
Significant ethical issues there. If a relationship is in the process of breaking down then both parties are likely to b...
It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...