Features

While ASIC continues to press for more powers with respect to bank management staff and product design, Mike Taylor writes that the real answer lies in successfully separ...

Editorial

When governance goes wrong

In the third in this series on equity investing, Hugh Young discusses the importance of fair treatment of shareholders....

Editorial

Tracking the chase for dividend yield

A quick look at Australia's changing demographic profile raises many questions about the future for the retirement market, but also shows the hunt for dividend yield is f...

Editorial

Riding the ETF train

The exchange-traded fund market is in an undisputed boom phase, but what value do they hold for advisers? Jon Howie asks. ...

Editorial

Perpetual slides into growth phase

Perpetual says it has cruised through its period of consolidation, into a growth phase, reporting a 37 per cent spike in underlying profit after tax....

Editorial

Fiducian signals growth on solid result

Fiducian looks to grow on back of solid result and changes in the financial planning space....

Editorial

Too big to fail

Mike Taylor writes that the Commonwealth Bank’s results announcement and its continued standing in the eyes of consumers suggests its financial planning woes have represe...

Editorial

ASIC must deliver answers on churn

ASIC must do more than simply identify problems when it publishes its forthcoming report on the life/risk industry. It must identify some solutions....

Editorial

Getting the right investment fit

Boutique fund managers bring a more focused approach to investment management, but they also face many challenges, writes Nicholas O’Donoghue....

Editorial

Challenger surfs annuities wave

Challenger post strong result on back of fifth straight year of retail annuities growth....

Editorial

Life insurers’ profits down

Poor performance of group products is continuing to impact life insurers’ profits, the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority’s Quarterly Report reveals....