The strident voices of a number of Government backbenchers should prompt some serious questioning around the real objective of the Government’s Retirement Income Review. ...
Mike Taylor writes that the transition of Count Financial advice practices to a user-pays model has starkly revealed the degree to which the end to grandfathering has als...
Mike Taylor writes that few, if any, of the major players are arguing that the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority got it wrong with its major intervention with re...
Oksana Patron finds out how advisers can incorporate alternative investment strategies into their clients’ portfolio, what they need to understand about alternative inves...
Life insurers are under the spotlight of APRA over their handling and the sustainability of disability income insurance claims, writes Integrity Resolution’s Col Fullagar...
Adrian Frinsdorf explains how wealth advisers can tailor a portfolio for ultra high net worth investors and how their needs differ. ...
Life insurers need to improve their models and invest in automation if they want to ‘future-proof’ their business, writes Chris Powell....
Business owners or self-employed individuals in Australia present an opportunity for advisers to engage with customers who may have a greater net-worth and need for finan...
Outsider had a good chuckle when he was sedately walking down George St in Sydney and saw a large advertisement covering the side of one of the city’s brand-new trams, ex...
It is well known there are bad apples in financial services and Outsider is always delighted when the appropriate punishment is meted out....
Outsider knows that advisers have had to jump through hoops since the Royal Commission, especially the new education requirements....
Advisers need to ensure contribution strategies for this financial year are carefully planned as there is no indexation of the $1.6 million super caps from July, Bryan As...
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...
So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...