GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS
Editorial
In the wake of recent corporate scandals and the global financial crisis, Ray Griffin asks whether the label ‘financial planner’ has become a burden to the industry....
Editorial
The global financial crisis has dampened Australians’ ardour for lump sum superannuation payouts, with the result that a rash of new pension products are coming to market...
Financial planning
We have all heard the latest preachers of strategy, but when it comes down to the crunch, that is all we have, writes Nick Blomfield....
Life/Risk
The Federal Government has taken the unusual step of activating the insurance compensation scheme used to handle claims against companies that become insolvent....
Financial planning
Three advice firm principals aligned to dealer group Australian Financial Services (AFS) have been placed on suicide watch by the dealer group in the past 12 months. ...
Financial planning
New FINSIA research to be launched today reveals the cracks in Australia's regulatory system exposed by the global financial crisis....
Financial planning
As new research reveals the degree to which Australians are struggling with debt, Veda Advantage has called on the Government to speed up the implementation of comprehens...
Financial planning
Australian Securities and Investments Commission chairman Tony D'Aloisio has been appointed to lead an international body that will play a role in the regulatory response...
Editorial
Recent events in global markets have highlighted how investor confidence, emotions and psychology can play a vital role in driving market upturns and downturns....
Editorial
The recent global financial crisis has thrown a great deal of attention back on the issue of risk management for businesses big and small. One of the key questions being ...
Financial planning
New Watson Wyatt research reveals Australian investment managers were among the hardest hit by the GFC....
Editorial
Simple portfolios may make investors feel good but may well fail to deliver or meet expectations, writes Dominic McCormick....
Editorial
Financial planning companies and individual planners have been the subject of severe adverse findings by Financial Ombudsman Service panelists. ...
Editorial
Two recent research reports suggest active fund management has failed over the medium term to outperform the market. Robin Bowerman weighs in on the index versus active d...
Editorial
With his van Eyk Three Pillars Listed Investment Company being targeted by Dixon Advisory, van Eyk’s Mark Thomas explains what makes LICs an attractive proposition despit...
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MARKET INSIGHTS
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...