EQUITY MARKETS

Editorial

The Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund Index has recorded its largest drop since November 2008, losing 2.76 per cent in May - although it still comfortably outperformed oth...

Editorial

This time we need to be fair dinkum about managed investment scheme change, writes Anthony Abraham. ...

Financial planning

The international equities market saw asset values plummet and sustained periods of negative growth at the height of the GFC. However, as Janine Mace discovers, the turbu...

Financial planning

Nick Armet asks what the Greek debt crisis means for the future of the global equities market....

Financial planning

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority believes Australian banks and super funds are better placed than before the GFC to deal with any new volatility....

Editorial

Alternative investments traditionally offer a buffer against market volatility. Chris Kennedy finds out how they have fared over the course of the last 12 months. ...

People & Products

Boutique fund manager Solaris Investment Management has recruited another former Suncorp staffer to its team, with Lisa Domagala recruited to lift the firm's focus on ESG...

Funds management

A unique and proven investment process was one of the key features of Platinum Asset Management’s Asia Fund, this year’s winner of the Money Management/Lonsec Fund Manage...

Editorial

The flood of foreign credit into Australia should make investors rethink their risk exposure, writes Martin Conlon....

Financial planning

Stephen Hart explains how to use hybrid securities in place of equities to reduce risk, but without compromising returns....

Financial planning

ANZ’s acquisition of ING Australia has delivered a positive outcome to the banking group’s wealth management bottom line....

Editorial

Hedge funds have been slammed in recent years as poor performance deemed them a disaster for investors. Despite this, Janine Mace finds the industry remains positive, wit...

Editorial

The recent announcement by the Australian Clearing House that it has added the first ETF to its list of acceptable collateral represents a watershed moment in the life of...

Financial planning

ASFA joins with IFSA in questioning the validity of APRA fund-level data....

Financial planning

Financial planner sentiment is climbing back towards the positive levels that prevailed before the global financial crisis, according to new research released by speciali...

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MARKET INSIGHTS

So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

4 months 2 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 2 weeks ago

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

6 months 3 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. ...

1 week 6 days ago

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

5 days 20 hours ago

ASIC has banned a former NSW adviser from providing advice for 10 years for investing at least $14.8 million into a cryptocurrency-based scam. ...

6 days 23 hours ago