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Outsider thought he might be being “April fooled” when, on 1 April, he noted the colourful Graham Rich celebrating Morningstar’s 20th birthday in Australia....

Outsider was reading a statement from the president of the Law Council, Arthur Moses SC, when he suddenly started thinking about financial advisers and asset-based fees....

Margo Lydon says positive leadership is key to managing workplace mental health issues in the wake of the financial services Royal Commission....

Technical and academic portfolio construction doesn’t always suit the real world. Rob Thompson outlines factors advisers can consider to firmly focus their clients’ inves...

The drivers of Australian fixed income market performance, including its corporate credit sector, are more international than many investors think. Andrew Canobi shares t...

Replacing insurance cover can be complicated and fraught with risk. Col Fullagar outlines steps advisers can take to navigate conversations with clients around this and e...

Christian Obrist makes the case for international equities and outlines how investors can get them into their portfolios....

Outsider wonders where his old mate Brad Cooper will turn up when he finally exits Westpac after well over a decade with the big banking group....

The scuttlebutt had been in the industry for weeks, but Outsider still noted the element of surprise when Westpac announced that it was largely getting out of personal ad...

As the May Federal Election looms ever closer, Outsider notes that the polls are suggesting that it remains pretty much a two-horse race, with one particular horse carryi...

Oksana Patron writes that while fixed income assets serve as a good portfolio stabiliser, geopolitics and the US/China trade war have rocked the market, with some experts...

Anastasia Santoreneos asks whether, as responsible investing proves to be more than just a fad, investors should be opting to divest from troublesome companies or remain ...

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4 months 3 weeks ago

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

4 months 3 weeks ago

Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

6 months 4 weeks ago

Commonwealth Bank has formally dropped to zero advisers following LGT Crestone’s acquisition of its advice arm – some six years on from the Hayne royal commission. ...

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The FSCP has issued a written direction to an adviser who charged clients “extraordinary fees” for inappropriate and conflicted advice, as well as encouraged them to swit...

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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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