global financial crisis

Financial planning

Corporate insolvencies reach 'highest ever' figures in 2011

2011 is well on the way to setting a record for corporate insolvencies, according to Dissolve - a business specialising in company liquidations....

Financial planning

Consumer credit demand drops 5.1 per cent since March

Consumer credit demand has dropped 5.1 per cent since March, Veda's quarterly consumer credit demand index has revealed....

Superannuation

Australians become self-directed amid volatility

New research reveals the degree to which more investors are trusting themselves and cash investments in a crisis....

Financial planning

Investor sentiment slumps to GFC levels

Investor sentiment has taken a dramatic fall in the third quarter of 2011, dropping to the lowest level since the first impact of the global financial crisis, according t...

Financial planning

Investor sentiment slumps to GFC levels

Investor sentiment has taken a dramatic fall in the third quarter of 2011, dropping to the lowest level since the first impact of the global financial crisis, according t...

Financial planning

Investor sentiment slumps to GFC levels

Investor sentiment has taken a dramatic fall in the third quarter of 2011, dropping to the lowest level since the first impact of the global financial crisis, according t...

Financial planning

Lonsec out in front of competing researchers

Lonsec has again been named Money Management's Ratings House of the Year on the back of strong support from fund managers and dealer groups and despite a resurgent van Ey...

Superannuation

SMSF cash balances soar

With cash balances in self-managed superannuation funds hitting new highs, there are signs that investors are treating cash as a distinct asset class rather than a place ...

Editorial

Returning to the safety of bonds

Many clients are currently seeking safer asset classes to protect their wealth from further market downturns. Tamara Radice examines ways in which bond portfolios can del...

Financial planning

Returning to the safety of bonds

Many clients are currently seeking safer asset classes to protect their wealth from further market downturns. Tamara Radice examines ways in which bond portfolios can del...

Editorial

Returning to the safety of bonds

Many clients are currently seeking safer asset classes to protect their wealth from further market downturns. Tamara Radice examines ways in which bond portfolios can del...

Editorial

Negative start for superannuation funds no cause for negativity

Australian superannuation fund returns have started the 2011/12 financial year in negative territory but, as Mike Taylor reports, most members have learned enough from th...

Financial planning

Coalition scrutiny expected on APRA report

The Coalition is expected to scrutinise the circumstances under which APRA deputy chairman, Ross Jones, provided an assessment to US diplomats....

Financial planning

Think like an institution, says Mercer

Mercer's push into the wealth management space is based on bringing institutional advice to retail clients, according to Mercer global head of wealth management Cara Will...

Policy & Regulation

Financial planning confidence takes hit as FOFA looms

The Government's proposed FOFA reforms have delivered a body blow to financial planner confidence with the majority expecting their businesses to be worse off as a result...