EXPERT ANALYSIS

Growing demand for affordable financial advice is powering appetite for a new breed of low-cost index funds as a core holding in portfolios, writes Bryce Quirk....

Locked out of the market with increased household savings, Alice Shen examines how younger generations are putting their money to work in ETFs....

Offering protection against rising interest rates and inflation, collaterized loan obligations are an attractive segment of the fixed income market, writes Teiki Benvenis...

Financial advisers want to help their clients’ wellbeing and achieve their dreams but are struggling how to document their achievements, writes Santiago Burridge....

Based on historic trends of financial crises, the small-cap market has further to run and global smaller companies could be set to benefit until 2024, writes Stephen Milc...

There remains confusion on the difference between ESG and responsible investment, writes Tom King, and advisers may need to debunk some common myths for their clients....

Under the backdrop of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, writes Rohit Chopra, investors have the opportunity to seek companies which will be tomorrow’s multi-national busi...

Assuming ‘alternatives’ will help asset allocation could be a mistake as there are distinct differences in the performance and behaviour of funds in this asset class, wri...

Tech platforms have opened up a wider range of asset classes, writes Nick Raphaely, and investors can access institutional-quality opportunities by digitally dividing the...

With inflation rising, global central banks are being forced to rethink their monetary policy actions and are likely to begin tapering soon, writes Kerry Craig....

In order to provide an efficient and valuable progress meeting for clients, Johann Maree finds the best way to ensure they are working towards their goals....

Superannuation and social security are among themes where advisers are querying the most as they look to upskill their knowledge in a complex advice world, Craig Day writ...

 

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My view is that after 2026 there will be quite a bit less than 10,000 'advisers' (investment advisers) and less than 100...

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Jason Warlond

Dugald makes a great point that not everyone's definition of green is the same and gives a good example. Funds have bee...

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Jasmin Jakupovic

How did they get the AFSL in the first place? Given the green light by ASIC. This is terrible example of ASIC's incompet...

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The verdict in the class action case against AMP Financial Planning has been delivered in the Federal Court by Justice Moshinsky....

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