Features

The danger of simplifying Australian equities

Rudi Minbatiwala looks at the challenges of objectives-based strategies and the drawbacks associated with the simplifications of the risk concept....

Editorial

The facts on FOFA, not the spin

An easy line of spin is being peddled on the antecedents and consequences of the Government’s FOFA amendments. But any examination of financial services history shows the...

Editorial

Where to now for the Financial Ombudsman Service?

If financial planners were given a choice between the model underpinning the Superannuation Complaints Tribunal and that underpinning the Financial Ombudsman Service, wha...

Editorial

Balancing long-term capital preservation with income needs

Rudi Minbatiwala explores the challenges of balancing long-term capital preservation with immediate income needs....

Editorial

Why global equity income works

For investors looking for a consistent income stream that grows over time, global equity income has the fundamentals covered, writes Stephen Thornber. ...

Editorial

FOFA and resisting remuneration temptation

The Government’s amendments to the FOFA legislation seemed capable of creating some loopholes around commissions but, as Mike Taylor writes, the major planning organisati...

Editorial

Listed infrastructure - renaissance of an asset class

For investors wanting a healthy mix of yield and stability, listed infrastructure could be the way to go, writes Jonathan Reyes. ...

Editorial

Waiting for risk markets to bounce

While risk markets look a little shaky in the near term, the prospective easing of the world’s major central banks could see optimism return later in the year, writes And...

Editorial

Keeping our regulators non-political

The executive director of the Revenue Group within the Federal Treasury, Rob Heferen, made a very important point to last month’s SPAA conference in Brisbane: any change ...

Editorial

Global equities’ winners and losers

Chad Padowitz reviews the regions and sectors investors should target – and avoid – in 2014. ...

Editorial

Doom, gloom or boom? The outlook for global markets

If Harvard professor Larry Summers is to be believed, the US – and the world – can expect bleak times ahead, with sluggish growth and an ever-increasing jobless rate. But...

Editorial

Is ‘risk free’ investment a risky strategy?

Despite strong performance from equity markets in Australia this year and improving economic data globally, uneasiness about risk persists. David Redford-Bell looks at ho...