A close reading of the submissions so far lodged with the Senate Committee investigating the operations of ASIC suggests the newly-elected Abbott Government will be right...

As continuous disclosure rules now ensure that the profit reporting season is short on surprises, the focus is now firmly on the future and on ‘outlook commentary’, write...

There are suggestions that ASIC may have concerns about “transition” and “retention” payments made to financial planning principals, and as Mike Taylor reports, perceptio...

Challenger confirms 31 per cent quarterly increase in life annuity sales....

Investors are increasingly convinced of the real estate story, attracted by a healthy income return and long-term capital growth without the volatility of the share marke...

Australians have sought offshore diversification for years. The logical extension is to think more deeply about how to make offshore exposures complement local ones, acco...

With both bonds and equities looking set to struggle if inflation rises, it will be important to limit exposure to them via diversification and dynamic asset allocation, ...

ASIC arguably chose a poor strategy when it sought to reassure consumers about its inaction on matters relating to the Reserve Bank of Australia-related companies, Secure...

Financial advisers should beware dealer groups that promise them the world during the courtship phase but fail to deliver once the marriage contract is signed, writes Ann...

Although many people’s approach philanthropy is to leave a bequest in their will to a favourite charity, Tabitha Lovett argues that giving while living is a much more rew...

The Financial Services Council caused something of a stir in the financial services industry when, at its annual conference in Brisbane, it announced a policy discussion ...