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IOSCO recommends protections for investors who are direct-sold complex financial products....
Editorial
By concentrating investment on a narrow range of Australian assets, investors might be exposing themselves to more, rather than less risk, according to MLC’s Michael Kara...
Funds management
The Australian Real Estate Investment Trust (AREIT) sector continues to be plagued by a number of corporate governance risks, according to AMP Capital....
Superannuation
The financial services market is projected to grow to $3.76 trillion over the next 10 years, with the superannuation market expected to achieve an average growth rate of ...
Editorial
Declining interest rates and bond yields, coupled with investors’ thirst for income, means strategies around equity income are here to stay, according to Warwick Cumming....
Editorial
Stephen Nash looks at the current SMSF allocation of equities versus bonds and argues the reverse allocation would play out significantly in favour of the investor....
Financial planning
Challenger's suite of annuities, which collectively represents around 80 per cent of the annuity market share in Australia, has been given a 'recommended' rating by the r...
Editorial
Recent economic news has some predicting the Australian economy is undergoing massive change. Daryl Wilson looks at the arguments and the potential impacts on property in...
Financial planning
When it comes to planning for our financial future we almost always rely on 'averages', which is a flawed approach, writes Andrew Barnett....
Editorial
As part of their value-add, financial planners are increasingly putting in the time to build direct share portfolios for their clients. Are direct investments the new coo...
Superannuation
A number of risks are looming large on the radars of SMSF advisers, according to the principal of consultant actuarial firm Rice Warner, Michael Rice....
Financial planning
The client's risk profile - as determined by a financial planner - should determine how their money is managed, according to Fitzpatricks Private Wealth chief investment ...
Financial planning
Australian financial advisers look set to finish 2012 in a better mood, according to the latest research released by Wealth Insights....
Financial planning
There was another significant jump in the number of disputes both received and resolved by the Financial Ombudsman Service in 2011-2012, according to the latest FOS annua...
Funds management
Asian Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) provide more diversification benefits with stocks than listed real estate companies an Asian Pacific Real Estate Association (...
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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...