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Features
The global financial crisis and the collapse of Storm Financial placed a spotlight on the need for adviser education and the reality that leverage is not appropriate for ...
Features
Although the global economy appeared to slow in the second half of last year, growth is forecast to pick up somewhat this year and then to lift again in 2017. To counter ...
Financial planning
Law changes incentivise Australians to declare bankruptcy as the new law would reduce the default period from three years to 12 months, according to personal insolvency e...
People & Products
Praemium has launched a new SMA solution for Futuro via its subsidiary, Sterling Managed Investments....
Funds management
“Alternatives have grown in acceptance and popularity as a new asset class,” according to IOOF chief investment officer, Stephen Merlicek. ...
Funds management
Investors are being urged to turn their attention to Africa, with Insync Fund Managers forecasting significant growth in the coming decades....
Superannuation
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has detailed the lessons learned from the Trio/Astarra collapse while defending the imposition of EUs over court proceeding...
Knowledge Centre
Increasing life expectancy and the growing number of retirees have created opportunities in the companies that provide services to our aging population. These include nu...
Tools & guides
Clients need to break out of the thinking that income must be delivered by either low-yielding fixed income assets or riskier equities, Richard Quin writes. ...
Life/Risk
Australia’s commercial property market may prove a safe-heaven for investors seeking shelter from stormy equities markets, research reveals....
Life/Risk
Queensland’s capital is outshining Melbourne when it comes to attracting Australian property investors, research reveals....
Funds management
Equities investors will be able to reduce the impact of market volatility using a new risk management overlay developed by BNP and Mercer....
Funds management
Through stormy market conditions Australia’s ETF market is continuing to see strong inflows, with Vanguard attracting 77 per cent of new money invested in the sector so f...
Funds management
Credit ratings firms Moody’s, and Standard and Poor’s, hold a positive outlook on the recently merged retail property group, Vicinity Centres....
Features
AB Australia believes advisers have a critical role in supporting investors to hold firm to their beliefs and avoid making short-term decisions that will cause long-term ...
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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...