MARKET VOLATILITY
Superannuation
ASFA chief executive Pauline Vamos questions whether SMSF allocations are always appropriate....
Life/Risk
Australian insurers will spend $5.2 billion on IT products and services in 2012, according to technology research company Gartner....
Funds management
Centuria Property Funds has seen a pickup in enquiries from financial planners over the past four months as an increase in volatility sends investors back to unlisted pro...
Financial planning
Responsible investment has attracted increasing interest from financial planners and this interest is set to increase with the commitment of the Government to the introdu...
Editorial
Strategic asset allocation may represent the conventional approach but Dominic McCormick questions whether it deserves the credibility it carries....
Financial planning
Listed property appears to be returning to its previous model and slowly becoming a defensive asset again, resulting in more positive financial adviser and investor attit...
Editorial
The August market downturn gave the world a big scare and investors seemed to have run for the hills in fear the nightmare from 2008 was returning. Ron Bewley tries to ma...
Financial planning
Australian organisations perform above average compared with their global peers when it comes to enterprise risk management (ERM) practices, yet only half have built a ri...
Superannuation
Australians appear to better understand what it takes to fund a comfortable retirement....
Editorial
Post global financial crisis regulation, changing government policy and a shift in demographics have created a very different investment landscape to that of previous dec...
Financial planning
All Star's property fund accepted on key platforms....
Editorial
Recent market events have put an emphasis on the value of gold, leaving investors curious to know whether investing in this commodity would be a good decision. Dominic Mc...
Editorial
Paul Taylor points to several positives that have been overlooked amidst the nervousness surrounding the equity market volatility....
Superannuation
Investors are turning to their superannuation funds for help and direction as a third successive year of volatility and poor returns hits their livelihoods, with retirees...
Superannuation
Investors are turning to their superannuation funds for help and direction as a third successive year of volatility and poor returns hits their livelihoods, with retirees...
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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...