When it comes to income protection insurance, receiving the payment as a lump sum or as a monthly benefit can make a big difference to clients, writes Jeff Scott....

Employers may have started hiring again, but that doesn't mean the global financial crisis is over, writes Mike Taylor....

Stephen Hart highlights the four most important things to think about ahead of a recession....

Executive salaries are maintaining their stratospheric heights, writes Milana Pokrajac....

Amid growing media interest in the growth of these products, Dominic McCormick explains why exchange-traded funds are a useful tool but not a panacea. ...

Milana Pokrajac examines how financial services salaries are regaining ground as firms look to strengthen teams and take advantage of improving market conditions....

Graeme Colley examines the superannuation guarantee changes made in the Budget and what they mean for clients....

The Minister for Financial Services, Chris Bowen, has introduced legislation to crack down on below-value share offers, market manipulation and insider trading....

Many financial planners today face having to adopt a fee-for-service model. Much more is being written on the need for this than on how to implement it in practice. Rober...

David Benney looks at the advantages and disadvantages of direct shares versus managed funds....

Financial planning is about more than selling investment products, says Ray Griffin. It is about establishing long-lasting client relationships....