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The Opposition spokesman on Financial Services, Senator Mathias Cormann, unquestionably hit a strong note with financial planners when he late last month told an Associat...

David O'Connell explains the social security assessment of the principal home....

Daniel Butler and Timothy Foster take a legal view on planning and structuring pensions....

The Federal Government may have handed down its Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) proposals but that has not served to end uncertainty in the financial services industry....

An issue that confuses advisers is widely different ratings for the same fund. The Five Oceans Wholesale World Fund is a case in point, with ratings from investment grade...

Fund managers remain divided regarding the merits of alternatives, with some financial planners ignoring the sector entirely, writes Benjamin Levy....

India's industrialisation of the past 15 years is a compelling story that has drawn inevitable comparisons with China, but there are several risks to watch for, writes Ch...

PortfolioConstruction Forum asks the major research houses about their most recent projects and appointments....

What does ';best interests' advice mean for financial advisers? Pam Roberts reports....

Frequent changes in the law mean compliance issues can often be a legal minefield. Here, lawyers David Court, Sonnie Bailey and Kathryn Wardrobe answer three frequently a...

While people are generally reluctant to embrace change, the more proficient financial advisers will adjust swiftly to their new landscape following proposed FOFA amendmen...

Strong growth fundamentals that favour commodity price growth point to solid investor returns from global resources. John Robinson explains why global resources exposure ...

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