With the financial crisis effectively over, Benjamin Levy examines the state of the direct property market and looks at the role it should play for investors in the futur...
Financial planning is about more than selling investment products, says Ray Griffin. It is about establishing long-lasting client relationships....
The appointment of Mark Rantall as the new FPA chief executive comes amid revelations of disagreements in the boardroom....
David Benney looks at the advantages and disadvantages of direct shares versus managed funds....
Colonial First State's Craig Day examines the introduction of the new superannuation bill and its proposed changes to borrowing rules....
The Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund Index has recorded its largest drop since November 2008, losing 2.76 per cent in May - although it still comfortably outperformed oth...
In a speech addressing the Agribusiness Association of Australia, David Bryant explains why tax-effective managed investment funds are fundamentally flawed and pose a sig...
The results of the annual Money Management Rate the Raters survey have shown research houses are still in favour. However, there is still room for improvement. Angela Fah...
This time we need to be fair dinkum about managed investment scheme change, writes Anthony Abraham. ...
With trailing commissions soon to be a thing of the past, owners of financial planning practices need to ask themselves how much their businesses are worth....
MLC's Jon de Fries explains why income protection insurance can be just as important for higher income earners and discusses some policy ownership issues....
The failures of various agribusiness managed investment schemes have created problems for the planning industry....
The succession dilemma is more than just a matter of commitments.This isn’t simply about younger vs. older advisers. It’...
Significant ethical issues there. If a relationship is in the process of breaking down then both parties are likely to b...
It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...