Features

Are FOFA and Stronger Super here to stay?

While the Opposition Spokesman on Financial Services, Senator Mathias Cormann, has signalled an intention to roll back elements of FOFA and Stronger Super, financial plan...

Editorial

Productivity Commission's default fund position set to be short-lived

Mike Taylor writes that the Productivity Commission’s final report on default funds under modern awards delivered a formula which is unlikely to survive a change of Gover...

Editorial

ANZ nets solid profit despite wealth management

ANZ has netted a $5.7 billion full-year profit, but its wealth management division has evidenced difficult market conditions....

Editorial

Government’s superannuation tinkering takes its toll

APRA and Australian Bureau of Statistics data suggest the Government’s constant tinkering with superannuation is undermining confidence in the sector....

Editorial

Why central bank stimulus has not solved the world’s structural problems

Perpetual’s Matt Sherwood explains why recent central bank stimulus has boosted investor sentiment but not solved any of the world's structural problems. ...

Editorial

Portfolio management in an age of economic crises and structural change

Chris Selth says it is vital investors understand the structural changes taking place and the impact it will have on their portfolio management....

Editorial

The folly of focusing on absolute returns

Matt Drennan writes that much of the debate about investment markets and methodologies overlooks the importance of client needs....

Editorial

Why APES 230 goes further than FOFA

The trouble with APES 230 is that it goes much further than FOFA, with a prohibition on commissions and the elimination of asset-based fee arrangements....

Editorial

The role of the ACCC in financial services

There has been a tendency to forget about the ACCC ever since the regulation of consumer protection in the financial services industry moved to ASIC in 2001. But as Grant...

Editorial

ASIC turns the idea of 'innocent until proven guilty' on its head

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has outlined the draft ground rules on conflicted remuneration and, as Mike Taylor writes, there are inevitable impac...