Editorial

Until the final wording of the Future of Financial Advice legislation is released, it is impossible to assess what the...

Mike Taylor writes that the Government’s FOFA process has finally produced a genuinely positive outcome in the St John Report’s...

It's been a tough 12 months for fund managers with investor sentiment persistently negative and Australian shares among the worst-performing....

When it comes to asset allocation, the focus has shifted from beating benchmarks to the requirement that liabilities are met,...

Many prominent investors, including Warren Buffett, have recently raised doubts about gold as an investment. Dominic McCormick questions their views....

As ASIC moves to translate the FOFA Acts into a new regulatory environment, there appears every chance that opt-in obligations...

National Australia Bank (NAB) has paid a price for its UK banking exposures, reporting a 15.5 per cent decrease in...

If, as is being widely speculated, the Federal Government uses the Federal Budget to once again alter the tax setting around...

Returns from the resources sector are under pressure and investors are finding themselves navigating a rocky terrain, writes Andy Gardner....

Platforms have been around for 25 years, but there seems to be a feeling among some industry players that it’s...