GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS

Funds management

Amid whispers of a crisis in the financial markets, Lonsec has suggested that investors who avoid herd-like selling can often protect themselves in times of crisis and ev...

Funds management

Money Management has looked at the funds with positive returns over discrete annual periods since the global financial crisis to see who emerged unscathed. ...

Superannuation

Eight major Australian super funds have managed to rack up 100 per cent returns since the Global Financial Crisis, according to SuperRatings....

Financial planning

The GFC triggered self-reported mental health issues in the financial services industry, with around two-thirds of people negatively affected by work....

Financial planning

ABA report looks at house price influences and state of household finances....

Financial planning

Financial advice in Australia is held back by regulation focused on selling and letter of the law compliance that ignores the client according to an industry veteran....

Editorial

Craig Swanger looks at the retirement income dilemma and why SMSF trustees are starting to look to fixed income. ...

Editorial

A clear agenda is being prosecuted aimed at forcing the Government to hold a Royal Commission into the Financial Planning industry but do those pursuing the issue have cl...

Financial planning

Financial planners should be actively engaging with clients at present to address portfolio return expectations which will need to cover expected long term muted equity a...

Financial planning

Professional indemnity insurance for financial planners will not fall in price as insurers remain cautious about the advice and wealth management sectors...

People & Products

Prominent industry funds figure and former Reserve Bank of Australia governor Bernie Fraser is stepping down as Chairman of industry-funds owned ME Bank....

Financial planning

International regulators need to collaborate to minimise inconsistencies in risk mitigation requirements for cross-border non-centrally cleared OTC derivatives, according...

Funds management

Traditional bond funds were the frontrunner in 2014 leaving its credit intensive equivalent behind while Australian fixed interest managers faced a tough 2014. ...

Financial planning

Not one of the 13 alternative investment strategies most actively sold by financial advisers is worthy of a gold rating, ratings house, Morningstar believes....

Financial planning

Non-major lenders dominated the home loan market in January and notched up the highest proportion of home loans since the GFC, mortgage broker AFG revealed....

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MARKET INSIGHTS

So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

4 months 3 weeks 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. ...

3 weeks 5 days 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 1 day ago

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

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