With income protection insurance benefit commutations becoming increasingly prevalent and calls from the insured and advisers seeking assistance growing, Col Fullagar pro...

As the popularity of managed discretionary accounts continues to climb, Eugene Ardino outlines exactly what financial planners should know about advising on them....

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...

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...

Michael Brown writes that equally weighting investments could help investors grow their returns as they capture strong performances from smaller stocks....

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...

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...

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...