RISK MANAGEMENT
Policy & Regulation
Professional Investment Services has warned of PI inconsistencies in the FOFA legislation best interests provisions....
Financial planning
While industry bodies support the Government's proposed regulatory amendments to accelerate the wind-up of so-called 'phoenix' companies and claim the issue is not a majo...
Editorial
How do you keep financial planning clients engaged for the long-term in an age of instant gratification and continuing market volatility? The answer may lie in the client...
Financial planning
The demand for yield among corporate treasurers continues to grow along with an appetite for more risk, according to new research from JP Morgan Asset Management....
Financial planning
Good performance during the GFC has resulted in increased interest in managed futures and directional macro products, according to a review released by Standard & Poor's ...
Financial planning
In response to the Government's Clean Energy Future legislation, stockbroking and financial advisory house BBY have set up a carbon trading desk to assist Australian and ...
Financial planning
Financial sector jobs advertised in the Asia-Pacific region have increased by 23 per cent year on year, despite a slight regression in the Australian market....
Editorial
Tim Sanderson puts the traditional asset allocation approach head to head with the bucket strategy, with some surprising results....
Editorial
Are multi-asset funds the next big thing, deja vu - or perhaps a bit of both? Janine Mace reports....
Superannuation
Superannuation funds will need to invest in a significant amount of infrastructure before they are ready to launch a financial advice service to their members, according ...
Financial planning
Instreet Investment is developing a portfolio stress test service to help financial advisers check the investment risk in client portfolios....
Financial planning
Commonwealth Financial Planning has offered an enforceable undertaking to ASIC as it seeks to strengthen its risk management framework following indiscretions from a "sma...
Financial planning
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has accepted an enforceable undertaking from Commonwealth Financial Planning (CFP)....
Financial planning
The ISN has used an ASIC report that found around 90 per cent of income of the top 20 licensees is paid by product providers to reiterate calls for key elements of the FO...
Financial planning
Six infrastructure funds have been awarded a recommended rating as part of Zenith Investment Partners' 2011 Infrastructure Sector Review....
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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...