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Saving for retirement is important, but how those savings are implemented into planning and covering future residences is an important part of any retirement plan, Chris ...

Mike Taylor writes that scores of financial advisers will be left looking for new licensees in the wake of this month’s announcements by the Commonwealth Bank and AMP Li...

While many of us know we should undertake philanthropic activities, Emma Sakellaris writes, why charitable giving should be a key component of our financial planning....

Outsider has to admit that Magellan co-founder, Hamish Douglass has more than earned his reputation for making the right investment calls. After all, Magellan’s financial...

It is possibly a measure of Outsider’s recent bout of insomnia (perhaps the Ashes is being played in mother England) that he found himself reading the so-called ‘Promonto...

Outsider was among those who were somewhat surprised that the Commonwealth Bank opted to close down the Financial Wisdom license rather than sell it....

IOOF’s Claudine Siou explains how your super would be affected in the event of bankruptcy. ...

There is already a good deal of confusion about the Government’s recent legislative efforts around insurance inside superannuation meaning that it should accede to indust...

In a low-yielding world, Louis Crous examines how investors can still utilise fixed income within their portfolios....

As some advisers look to sell their firms in light of the Royal Commission, Tizzy Vigilante explores what factors potential buyers will be looking for in your business...

As advisers battle with the effects of the Banking Royal Commission, education reforms, the banks exiting wealth, and changes to business structures, Hannah Wootton finds...

Paragem managing director, Nathan Jacobsen argues that while the march towards financial planning professionalism is welcome and necessary, it would be folly to overlook ...

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Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

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ASIC has cancelled the AFSL of an advice firm associated with Shield and First Guardian collapses, and permanently banned its responsible manager. ...

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