Features

Listed property: Rumours of a demise exaggerated

Calls of the property sector’s imminent death are now fading, writes Patrick Noble....

Professional Investment Services ruling riles battered financial planners

PIS took a reputational hit when ASIC announced it had reached a settlement on matters relating to a class action tied to the collapse of Westpoint....

Editorial

Financial markets forecast: Bottoms up

Beware the consensus of negativity at the bottom of cycles, writes Mark Newman....

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Why investors have time on their side

Managing risk is all about faith in the market and hanging in for the long term, writes Dale Gillham....

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Margin lending on the chopping block

One cannot help but ask whether the proposed changes to the margin-lending landscape are being rushed through, writes David MacLeod....

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Industry superannuation funds in a spin over rollovers

Membership of large, well-resourced superannuation funds has its advantages, writes Mike Taylor....

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WHSP cranks out 98.6 per cent profit leap

Diversified investment company Washington H. Soul Pattinson has reported a profit surge on the back of its diversified exposures, particularly coal....

Editorial

Finding the right remuneration model for you

In light of the numerous inquiries into financial services as well as changing attitudes to adviser remuneration, SUE VISKOVIC considers the benefits of overhauling your ...

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Is experience worth more than a degree in financial planning?

Amid the push to boost education standards in the financial planning industry, experience will still be central to protecting the interests of clients....

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Investors regain their taste for vanilla investments

DAMON TAYLOR reports on the successes – and failures – of fixed interest investments in light of the global financial crisis....

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Simpler Statements of Advice: why we're not there yet

ASIC’s class order that created the Statement of Additional Advice (SoAA) is history. And good riddance, says Brett Walker. ...

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Financial services reform: If it ain't broke

Reading their submissions to the Ripoll inquiry, it's clear that not only do ASIC and Treasury hold very different views, but Treasury, in particular, has no desire to se...