GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS

Superannuation

New ASFA analysis points to the continuing challenge of market volatility and the need for better academic research....

Financial planning

According to Hay Group's Australian Salary Index 2012, Australian wages will rise 4 per cent to outperform global salaries, with strong signs of recovery in the finance m...

Editorial

Mike Taylor writes that the existence of large payments and the perception that a sales culture continues to exist in the financial planning space represents a dangerous ...

Financial planning

Financial planner sentiment has shown little recovery so far in 2012, with planners remaining deeply cautious amid continuing bad news out of the Eurozone and uncertainty...

Editorial

Morningstar's Kathryn Young discusses the pitfalls lurking in trailing returns data and the best ways an investor can use it in fund assessment....

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

Quadrant chief executive Wayne Davy said using lifecycle products as MySuper products would not be a "one-size-fits-all" panacea when what members really needed was scale...

Financial planning

Colonial First State has used platform flows data to generate a clearer picture of investor sentiment....

Superannuation

David Barrett briefly addresses two major challenges that loom for financial advisers: providing the strategic advice associated with a potential recommendation for a sup...

Funds management

Presenters have gathered at ASFA's Investment Interchange to discuss the role of superannuation in Australia's fixed interest markets....

Superannuation

The annual Vanguard/Investment Trends Self Managed Super Fund (SMSF) Report has revealed the sector's continued growth, both in terms of the number of fund establishments...

Financial planning

The Federal Government has recommitted to delivering on the Financial Markets Report regime evolving out of the so-called Johnson Report - the first time it has been flag...

Financial planning

Active portfolio management will be the key to success in current financial markets rather than a reliance on investment products alone....

Financial planning

Client satisfaction with their advisers' skills and reliability has improved significantly in the past six months despite stagnant share market performance....

Superannuation

According to the chief executive of SPAA, Andrea Slattery, ATO figures showing SMSF fees decreasing prove SMSFs are well-positioned to compete with other superannuation s...

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Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

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