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Simon Ho writes that sensible investors will be looking to own some sort of protection strategy this year, as the risk of a period of high volatility grows stronger....

Outsider is prepared to bet that when the team at ASIC were ticking off their 2018 unfinished business list just before Christmas, they thought it possible that no-one wo...

Every cloud has a silver lining, it seems. Even when that cloud takes the shape of the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority regime....

Outsider has a list of people’s names on his desk which he believes may be similar to a list provided to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission by the Royal...

Despite political instability and earnings downgrades abroad in 2018, Hannah Wootton finds that global equities are still offering more to investors than many of their do...

Debate has been raging about the impact of the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority’s professionalisation regime since its inception. While many advisers plan...

Anastasia Santoreneos writes that while emerging markets have long provided investors with growth opportunities, this year has the experts divided on whether they’re wort...

Self-managed superannuation funds are growing in popularity, and at the same time scrutiny of the quality of advice around them is also increasing. Hannah Wootton looks a...

While the extended bull market saw a rise in investors’ interest in exchange-traded funds, Anastasia Santoreneos writes that perhaps 2019 will see the pendulum swing back...

Industry Super Australia used a submission to a Parliamentary committee to question the ability of financial planners to be trusted to give unconflicted advice on post re...

The final report of the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry has identified some important issues but the compl...

Suzie Brown outlines some of the key considerations for financial advisers when making life insurance recommendations and provides an overview of the upcoming legislative...

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