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The Federal Government may have handed down its Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) proposals but that has not served to end uncertainty in the financial services industry....

Strong growth fundamentals that favour commodity price growth point to solid investor returns from global resources. John Robinson explains why global resources exposure ...

When you discover, more than two years after the event, that you’ve stuffed up a policy initiative, such as Stronger Super, you really owe it to the electorate to f...

PortfolioConstruction Forum asks the major research houses about their most recent projects and appointments....

While people are generally reluctant to embrace change, the more proficient financial advisers will adjust swiftly to their new landscape following proposed FOFA amendmen...

An issue that confuses advisers is widely different ratings for the same fund. The Five Oceans Wholesale World Fund is a case in point, with ratings from investment grade...

India's industrialisation of the past 15 years is a compelling story that has drawn inevitable comparisons with China, but there are several risks to watch for, writes Ch...

Fund managers remain divided regarding the merits of alternatives, with some financial planners ignoring the sector entirely, writes Benjamin Levy....

The repeal of the Foreign Investment Fund rules (FIF) should have a significant impact on the alternatives space in the coming months....

Frequent changes in the law mean compliance issues can often be a legal minefield. Here, lawyers David Court, Sonnie Bailey and Kathryn Wardrobe answer three frequently a...

Environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues are increasingly guiding portfolio construction. However, taking an ESG approach can introduce new risks. Chris Kennedy ...

Strong economic growth in core Europe is masking the weaker performances of the peripheral economies, writes Alexander Scurlock....

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