With income protection insurance benefit commutations becoming increasingly prevalent and calls from the insured and advisers seeking assistance growing, Col Fullagar pro...
As Australia faces several challenges to generating returns, global diversification is trending as investors seek to access international trends, diversify portfolio risk...
Emma Pringle writes that sustainable investments not only have a ‘feel good’ advantage, but also can offer risk-adjusted returns across most asset classes that are compar...
Michael Brown writes that equally weighting investments could help investors grow their returns as they capture strong performances from smaller stocks....
Over the past few decades, Australian companies have enjoyed watching the price of money get cheaper – due to a low and falling bond yield environment – but there are sig...
We spend a lot of time thinking about the threat of rising interest rates on bond returns. Rodney Sebire writes that there’s a bigger driver of performance though, and it...
Eylem Kamerakkas writes that the increased transparency, control and engagement that managed accounts offer mean they are giving equities and managed funds a run for thei...
Alastair MacLeod looks at how behavioural biases can help advisers create plans that retirees are more likely to stick to, meaning that their long-term goals could be mor...
As the dust has settled enough on the Federal Budget to allow for reflection on its impact on clients, Damon Frith writes that its implementation depends on a lot of econ...
Graeme Colley looks at the history of regulation on Limited Recourse Borrowing Arrangements, analysing how the most recent proposed changes will impact superannuation mem...
China’s growth is undeniably appealing to investors. But the steady increase in the quality of its equities suggests that the market’s growing stability and diversity are...
Jonathan Steffanoni looks at how the Productivity Commission’s recent recommendations regarding the superannuation industry highlight the importance of performance and ef...
So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...
Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...
Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...