FINANCIAL CRISIS
People & Products
Infocus Group founder Darren Steinhardt will assume the role of chairman following the departure of Barrie Adams at the company's December board meeting....
Editorial
ANZ has netted a $5.7 billion full-year profit, but its wealth management division has evidenced difficult market conditions....
Financial planning
The number of disputes relating to investments taken to FOS in the 2011-12 financial year dropped by 13 per cent on the previous year....
Editorial
While equities no longer have the appeal they had prior to the financial crisis, sophisticated fixed interest strategies are springing up in their wake....
Editorial
With the commodities boom having reached its apex, there is little upside left in the Australian dollar, according to Brandywine Global's Francis Scotland....
Financial planning
Financial advisers can lower their costs and create more loyal clients by catering to environmental, social and governance concerns, according to Premium Wealth Solutions...
Editorial
Gloomy headlines have at least played a part in creating financial anxiety among Australian investors. Tim Browne explains why it’s important for financial advisers to us...
Financial planning
The three dominant generations seem to have very different views on investing and are split when describing their worst financial nightmares, according to a new survey re...
Editorial
ipac's Jeff Rogers details the thought processes behind looking through the prevailing investor pessimism and reaffirming the efficacy of long-term strategies....
Financial planning
After a sizeable dip in FUM in 2011, the total platform market ended the year to 31 March 2012 almost unchanged....
Funds management
Boutique fund manager Bennelong Funds Management has shone a light on the competitive pressures facing managers in the current environment, saying that boutiques are shut...
Funds management
The liquidity issues that caused a number of mortgage funds to be frozen at the height of the global financial crisis have been addressed and these funds can now offer re...
Funds management
Wingate chief investment officer Chad Padowitz says traditional strategies do not manage sequencing risk which is better mitigated with a diversified equities portfolio....
Financial planning
Global firms have dramatically rebuilt their cash holdings in recent years, having a major impact on economic recovery....
Editorial
Piers Bolger believes that emerging market debt will continue to grow in prominence and provide an alternative debt solution to developed market economies....
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Podcast
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...