Mrs O likes to do things old school. No electronic billing, just what comes in the mail....
The price of gold could surpass US$2,000 in the next 12 months, writes Russel Chesler, as more capital is forced into the relative safety of the precious metal. ...
While airports may have come under recent scrutiny, writes Sarah Shaw, the wider infrastructure sector has tremendous opportunity to support the economic recovery....
As companies move to slash or cancel dividends, writes Rudi Minbatiwala, investors who rely on income are having to find alternative sources to generate income for their ...
Mike Taylor writes that the Financial Planning Association may well have identified a key element of the future of the financial advice industry but no one should overloo...
Oksana Patron examines the relationship between fund managers and research houses and whether it has been affected by the recent COVID-19 pandemic. ...
In the second part of his look at client reviews, Astute Wheel’s Hans Egger outlines the steps which should be taken in the actual client review....
There has been a good deal of policy kite-flying around superannuation but it is arguably too important for policy kite-flying. ...
The Senate has passed the omnibus bill containing the extension of the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority exam time-table, but a question mark remains relat...
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has announced it has registered an amending instrument to specify an end date for three COVID-19 related instruments....
Superannuation funds were hit hard in February and March and since then had two strong months with the median balanced superannuation fund rising 2.1% in May on the back ...
The Finance Sector Union of Australia is asking NAB employees to assist in the audit of their pay, to correct the bank’s failure to remunerate staff....
A proposed 38% per adviser increase in fees levied by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission has proved too much for the Financial Planning Association whic...
Global asset manager GQG Partners has reduced the management fee on both of its equity funds as the company has grown in size....
The additional conditions will require an independent expert to assess and test controls, systems and processes after the firm deposited client money into unauthorised ba...
The Government has rejected a Senate amendment throwing the status of legislation extending the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority exam time-table into limb...
Managed Investment Schemes have been found wonting over the accuracy of their advertising by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission....
Research from the Financial Services Council shows 70% of New Zealanders are unprepared for retirement and there was a strong link to money and well-being. ...
The threat of sequencing risk is “diabolical” for retirees and pre-retirees and leaving them in danger when there is a market collapse, according to Cor Capital. ...
Australian asset managers’ total real estate assets under management hit $316 billion in 2019, according to a survey. ...
The succession dilemma is more than just a matter of commitments.This isn’t simply about younger vs. older advisers. It’...
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...