Features

The Government has proposed retaining higher concessional contributions caps for those aged 50 or over, however Craig Day argues imposing eligibility criteria needs furth...

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Superannuation and the terminally ill

While a reflex action to terminal illness might be to claim superannuation immediately, Sarina Raffo examines a better strategy for dealing with a worst-case scenario. ...

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Negative start for superannuation funds no cause for negativity

Australian superannuation fund returns have started the 2011/12 financial year in negative territory but, as Mike Taylor reports, most members have learned enough from th...

Editorial

DKN posts $13.95 million loss in net profit after tax

DKN Financial Group has posted a loss of $13.95 million in net profit after tax, according to full year results for the 2011 financial year....

Editorial

Lessons from the eurozone debt crisis

Countries around the world have much to learn from the current eurozone debt crisis. Michael Collins explains what has gone wrong in Europe over the past couple of years....

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The funds research industry's movers and shakers

Some of the key players in the funds research sector have recently undergone major executive and ownership changes. Milana Pokrajac examines how much impact - if any - su...

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Financial planning's blame game

Claims by the financial planning industry that all industry participants, including research providers, should be liable for some client losses has been met with a mixed ...

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Lonsec sets a cracking pace for competing researchers

A Money Management survey has seen Lonsec come out on top as the best-regarded research house in the country. Mike Taylor reports....

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Lonsec maintains its lead over rival ratings houses

Lonsec has yet again emerged as a favourite among dealer groups with its back-to-back victory in Money Management’s Rate the Raters survey, while van Eyk Research grabbed...

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Software offers financial planning solutions

Alexei Piltiaev explains how implementing the right software solution can help financial planning businesses tackle the compliance and administration issues flowing from ...

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Opportunities knock in China and emerging markets

Emerging market growth opportunities still exist if investors know where to look, writes Skye Macpherson....

Editorial

The trouble with buy-back in trauma insurance

While the buy-back structure within trauma insurance policies exists to benefit clients, Col Fullagar identifies a series of inconsistencies in how the facility is repres...