Factors such as branding, fund size, investment style, internal operations (and luck) have ensured that when it comes to the Australian equities sector over recent years,...
The Government has introduced new rules to reduce effective tax rates on ETPs. KEVIN SMITH examines the changes....
Question: I have recently received bonus shares from a company in which I held an investment. The shareholder release indicated that the distribution is tax-free. If I se...
Looking at the leaders in property securities in terms of funds under management over the last four years is not exciting reading. The same funds appear at the top of the...
FINANCIAL planners across Australia watched in horror as the mainstream media opened fire on the industry in the wake of the ACA/ASIC shadow shopping survey, alarming man...
The ‘very poor’ ratings received by some dealer groups in the ACA/ASIC shadow shopping survey has led them to rethink how they operate. BEN ABBOTT investigates....
While the ACA/ASIC Quality of Advice survey may have come as no surprise to the FPA, the planning industry is still reeling from the fallout, as JULIE BENNETT reports....
There is no shortage of research, both anecdotal and academic which states that past performance is mixed blessing but any pursuit of it is bound to fail....
Some say Family Law is boring – but not when the likes of Jodee and Maxine Rich are involved. NABIL WAHHAB reports....
Question: Is it compulsory for a self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) to register for GST? If not, is there any advantage in doing so?...
JOHN WILKINSON looks into the future of platforms – and it’s getting smaller all the time...
Property was hot in 2003, but can it keep up the momentum?...
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?...