Features

Does ASIC have the power and resources it needs?

'Does ASIC have the power and the resources to fulfil its task as corporate watchdog?' is the question the Australian Senate is asking as part of its review of the regula...

Editorial

Can we control ourselves?

The Financial Planning Association has canvassed the possibility of a professional association regulating the industry alongside ASIC but, as Mike Taylor writes, many wil...

Editorial

For what types of funds are performance fees warranted?

This month, PortfolioConstruction Forum asked the research houses: For what types of funds are performance fees warranted, and what is a reasonable performance fee struct...

Editorial

ASIC and APRA's Trio/Astarra failures laid bare

Australia’s two key financial services regulators, ASIC and APRA have moved a step closer to concluding their actions around the collapse of Trio/Astarra and, in doing so...

Editorial

Paying tax when selling a house

Although tax exemption when selling a person’s main residence is usually a routine matter, things can go badly wrong in some quite unexpected ways, writes Chris Ardagna....

Editorial

Are equity income funds worth the hype?

Equity income funds may not live up to their hype, writes Morningstar's Kathryn Young. ...

Editorial

Are hedge funds set for a revival of fortunes?

Janine Mace writes that despite the mixed reputation they acquired in recent years, hedge funds may be in for a revival of interest among some investors. ...

Editorial

Hedge funds - to regulate or not to regulate

When it comes to hedge funds, the watchful gaze of regulators seems never to be far behind, as Janine Mace writes. ...

Editorial

With ASIC, you get what you pay for

Mike Taylor writes that as a former ASIC executive, ASFA chief executive Pauline Vamos has managed to spice up the submissions to the Senate Committee reviewing ASIC’s op...

Editorial

Finding the right inflation-plus products for your clients

What are the types of inflation-plus products that will resonate with a wide variety of different clients to help them achieve the financial outcomes they want? A Money M...