Australian Ethical chief financial officer, Mark Shanahan is departing the business....
As most readers of Outsider would know, his view on any form of exercise other than golf is that one should lie down and let the mood pass....
Outsider has always believed you can learn a great deal about a person by what they choose to read. So he believes he has now compartmentalised the Minister for Revenue a...
As Outsider ran his rather jaundiced eye over the Commonwealth Bank’s half-year results last week, he was given to reflect that this would be the last results announcemen...
As long-anticipated reforms to self-managed superannuation fund contributions and reporting take effect, advisers need to consider how SMSFs invest, Hannah Wootton writes...
With growing volatility on the horizon, managers discuss how a reversal of macroeconomic trends would impact active management, Oksana Patron writes....
The financial planning industry’s acceptance of the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority regime will depend on the success of the authority’s consultative pro...
Col Fullagar writes that there may be a way for financial advisers to satisfactorily move their remuneration beyond the confines imposed by the Life Insurance Framework....
Lawrence Lam offers a practical framework for analysing the future prospects of a company, without getting carried away with market sentiment....
The Royal Commission into Banking and Financial Services will highlight, amongst other things, the need for conflict-free advice, writes Geoff Rimmer....
Evan Tsipas looks into what cash investors can expect to earn from interest and why....
David Barrett looks at the new Transfer Balanced Account Report requirements and how they will impact self-managed superannuation funds....
So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...
Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...
Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...