Despite the fact that smart and alternative beta strategies have been around for 50 years, experts have said advisers and fund managers were still unclear on the differen...

Smart beta came into play around 50 years ago when advisers looked for an alternative to the market cap-based indices approach. Since then, technology and industry compet...

The Government has opted to go with a ‘one stop shop’ approach to financial services external dispute resolution, but there is the real prospect of higher costs being imp...

The superannuation sector may be facing further consolidation in the wake of the further empowering of the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority, Adam Gee writes....

The financial planning industry will need to unite behind higher educational standards and ethics and reject the noisy dissenters if it is to become a profession, Mike Ta...

Todd Canter explains why global real estate and infrastructure provide significant diversification benefits and have therefore earned their place in a globally diversifie...

The Federal Opposition will be on the right track in pursuing a review of the financial services regulatory settings, but only if it aims to identify the failings while f...

Mike Taylor writes that the Government’s proposals to make it easier for people to opt-out of insurance within superannuation comes with risks which cannot be ignored....

Mike Taylor writes that astute riding of the regulatory cycle combined with an acute understanding of adviser needs has helped reshape the Australian platform market....

Equal gender representation in the financial services industry remains elusive, as unconscious bias, the gender pay gap, and rigid working conditions prevent women from b...

Traits of companies that are truly growing is what investors need to be aware of to benefit from sustained earnings growth, Nick Griffin writes....