GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS

Editorial

Janine Mace writes that despite the mixed reputation they acquired in recent years, hedge funds may be in for a revival of interest among some investors. ...

Funds management

Despite interest rates remaining at historic lows, AMP Capital says there are five alternatives to cash and term deposits that may provide investors with growth opportuni...

Financial planning

Social media has been heralded as the next big thing for some time now, but to make it work in their industry planners need to approach the medium differently, writes And...

Editorial

As the shadow of the Global Financial Crisis finally passes, the popular ‘safety in cash’ philosophy seems to have departed too. But with an ageing population and the mem...

Editorial

David Urquhart explains why Asia has under-performed this year – but also why the outlook for Asian stocks is strong....

Superannuation

Chant West data confirms that industry super fund allocations to unlisted investments underpins their outperformance. ...

Funds management

New MLC research confirms women more worried than men about retirement savings adequacy....

People & Products

BT Investment Management has named a new chairman as Brian Scullin announces his retirement....

Financial planning

Australians have not entirely abandoned cash despite lower interest rates and recovering share prices. ...

Financial planning

FPA to make submission around transparency and consistency of dispute resolution scheme....

Superannuation

A compilation of industry research into retirement points to a deep concern around financing life after work – but Australians are taking little action to solve the probl...

Financial planning

Morningstar analysis paints the big four banks as being an oligopoly which is stronger now than before the GFC....

Funds management

Private equity funding to become more popular as equity and bond market concerns force investors to look elsewhere....

Editorial

After a substantial part of the year when employers and employees seem to have been marking time in terms of job recruitment, things may be about to change, write Andrew ...

Financial planning

Plannner sentiment has risen to pre-GFC highs following the election of a Coalition Government....

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MARKET INSIGHTS

So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

5 months ago

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

5 months ago

Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

7 months ago

Commonwealth Bank has formally dropped to zero advisers following LGT Crestone’s acquisition of its advice arm – some six years on from the Hayne royal commission. ...

4 weeks ago

The FSCP has issued a written direction to an adviser who charged clients “extraordinary fees” for inappropriate and conflicted advice, as well as encouraged them to swit...

1 week 3 days ago

ASIC has cancelled the AFSL of an advice firm associated with Shield and First Guardian collapses, and permanently banned its responsible manager. ...

2 weeks 6 days ago