While there has been plenty of debate around risk insurance advice, Col Fullagar argues that a more important debate needs to be had about how the major insurers deliver ...
Craig Swanger looks at the retirement income dilemma and why SMSF trustees are starting to look to fixed income. ...
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...
With forecasts of volatility on the horizon, asset allocation may need to be revisited in 2015, David Bryant writes. ...
The industry funds are seeking to play the consumer protection card in their defence of the default funds under modern awards regime but the real beneficiaries of the sta...
Former FPA chairman, Matthew Rowe argues that the changing dynamics impacting the financial planning industry makes it inevitable that some organisations will wither and ...
Dominic McCormick looks at the case for agriculture investment and argues while it’s compelling, there’s a lack of robust investment vehicles. ...
While considered foreboding by traditional investors, volatility in global markets is music to the ears those in the alternative space, Janine Mace writes. ...
As the financial planning industry proceeds further into 2015 it must accept little or no further change to FOFA but a range of new debates and opportunities....
The immediate past chairman of the Financial Planning Association, Matthew Rowe, sees considerable significance in the findings of the Joint Parliamentary Committee which...
Sean Fenton looks at the merit of long/short investment styles in today’s volatile markets. ...
Advisers are in the business of keeping their clients calm, but what happens when their own mental health is in question? Craig Parker asks....
So shareholders lose a dividend plus have seen the erosion of value. Qantas decides to clawback remuneration from Alan ...
This is why I left my last position. There was no interest in giving the client quality time, it was all about bumping ...
So the Hayne Royal Commission has left us with this. What a sad day for the financial planning industry. Clearly most ...