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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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Podcast
My view is that after 2026 there will be quite a bit less than 10,000 'advisers' (investment advisers) and less than 100...
Dugald makes a great point that not everyone's definition of green is the same and gives a good example. Funds have bee...
How did they get the AFSL in the first place? Given the green light by ASIC. This is terrible example of ASIC's incompet...