Outsider is pleased that, even though it took too long, the issue of diversity has become an important matter for many financial services firms, on the surface at least....
As someone who has had to deal with offshore service providers, Outsider is very interested in the suggestion that paraplanning services can be satisfactorily provided by...
AMP Financial Planning has seen its adviser numbers drop below 800 this week, according to HFS Consulting....
The failure of superannuation funds could become a self-fulfilling prophecy if the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority inappropriately applies the proposed superan...
The Government is continuing to hedge its bets on delivering the scheduled increase in the superannuation guarantee to 10%. ...
In the last four exams, the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority has acknowledged that advice documentation is a problem area with exam performance. ...
Japanese funds have struggled to outperform the Nikkei 225 with no funds outperforming over three or five years and only one outperforming over the last decade....
Proactive management allows managers to move beyond traditional active and passive management approaches and capture a wider opportunity set in emerging markets, accordin...
Proactive management allows managers to move beyond traditional active and passive management approaches and capture a wider opportunity set in emerging markets, accordin...
T. Rowe Price has increased its weighting to Japan at the expense of Europe as it feels the global trade outlook is a key driver for Japan while Europe is struggling with...
Opportunities in the small-cap space have significantly increased in the last five years as there has been a “sea change” in firms’ ability to invent products that are gl...
The high valuations of technology firms could be challenged if inflation is to rise quickly, according to fund managers....
So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...
Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...
Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...