With the Aussie dollar having come under recent pressure, investors will find the best defence may lie in diversification, Nicholas Grove writes....
Even allowing for an injection of pragmatism the essential elements of the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority regime will remain unchanged and planners will...
Outsider has always gained value out of listening to Magellan chief executive and co-founder, Hamish Douglass and he expects that this week’s annual Magellan adviser road...
Bryan Ashenden writes that a range of individuals may be eligible for the downsizer strategy, which recently came into effect, and there are multiple ways that advisers c...
Outsider was gratified to read that Financial Services Council chief executive, Sally Loane never thought about quitting after what some in the industry believed was a le...
Outsider has no problem acknowledging “bank-bashing” as one of the great Aussie past times....
A decade on from the fall of Lehman Brothers, Jeffrey Kleintop looks at what market shocks and vulnerabilities have the potential to spark another financial crisis should...
Simon Steele writes that hunting out stocks that grow their cashflows even during tough times for markets can see investors not only preserve value but also grow their re...
William Truong breaks down which superannuation reforms advisers need to factor in for clients considering making personal super contributions....
In all his years as an investor, Outsider is hard-pressed to think of a stock that has caused a greater division through the buy side than Tesla. There seems to be a clea...
Outsider likes to hold to the old Groucho Marx maxim that he would not care to be a member of any club which would have him as a member....
Outsider laments to report that his old mate and general bon vivant, financial services barrister, Noel Davis, has resigned his role with the Superannuation Complaints Tr...
The succession dilemma is more than just a matter of commitments.This isn’t simply about younger vs. older advisers. It’...
Significant ethical issues there. If a relationship is in the process of breaking down then both parties are likely to b...
It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...