Australian state Supreme Court decisions on SMSF estate planning cases have resulted in a new body of law, which show the risks of SMSF estate planning, David Barrett wri...
The idea of a last resort compensation scheme is again being canvassed in Canberra but it is something that should not occur in isolation to fixing the PI insurance regim...
Investors should look towards India as China moves from production to consumption, the population ages and Beijing’s military expansion unnerves its neighbours, Indy Sing...
Identifying corporate takeover targets can be a lucrative strategy but avoiding rumour is critical, writes Christian Ryan....
While there has been plenty of investor consternation around recent events in China, Maple Brown Abbott’s Geoff Bazzan writes that the “A” share bubble need not burst the...
The risk of including fixed interest in portfolios when interest rates are set to rise can be managed and even present an opportunity for advisers, Bill Bovingdon writes....
Sean McCormack asks if it is still worth holding total and permanent disability insurance (TPD) in super given the impact Stronger Super changes have had on TPD cover ins...
Jason Spits writes that both aligned and non-aligned groups are reporting milder changes in their numbers than those seen in the past....
AMP and the big four control even less of the wider market than first revealed by Money Management and far short of the 80 per cent ownership figure often spoken about in...
Service providers are an essential part of the financial planning sector and, as Jason Spits writes, while advisers may recommended diversification in a portfolio they ap...
Moves to assess the landscape of financial planning should be lauded but, as Jason Spits writes, there needs to be more clarity as to who should populate that landscape....
It is no longer about whether investors are comfortable with investing in China but about how they actively manage their exposures to make use of Chinese reforms going fo...
So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...
Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...
Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...