Features

Why investors should consider alternatives to residential property

As interest rates fall, making cash and term deposits less attractive to investors, there’s an increased level of interest in property. However, a stampede back into the ...

Editorial

Separating the chaff from the wheat

ASIC was right when it issued a warning to financial services licensees to ensure they have “robust recruitment processes” in place when appointing people who have previo...

Editorial

When politics cloud perception

Mike Taylor writes that just four months out from an election, the political temperature is high and perceptions can skew reality....

Editorial

Commbank’s strong March quarter

The Commonwealth Bank has confirmed the strong start it has made to 2013, with a March quarter trading update revealing a statutory net profit of $1.9 billion and wealth ...

Editorial

How do research houses manage conflicts of interest?

As a result of RG79 section D, ‘Avoiding, controlling and disclosing conflicts of interest’, what has your firm changed, or what will it change, in terms of both its busi...

Editorial

May the will power be with you

Jack Flader, the US lawyer named as being connected to the Trio/Astarra collapse, now knows what it is like to be thrashed with a damp lettuce leaf. ...

Editorial

ASIC's RG 146 training requirements - tidying up the loose ends

ASIC has established new competency standards around RG 146, but Cecilia Storniolo writes that there are many loose ends that need to be resolved before the ground rules ...

Editorial

Why Southeast Asia is rewarding investors

Southeast Asian nations’ superior growth rates, lower leverage and huge infrastructure spending are looking increasingly attractive, according to Fidelity’s Gareth Nichol...

Editorial

Can the reverse mortgage sector reverse its fortunes?

With shrinking planner interest and very few product suppliers left in the market, the reverse mortgage sector is screaming for attention, Andrew Tsanadis writes. ...

Editorial

$2.52 billion NAB profit, but under-performing planners depart

NAB half-year result better than solid, but wealth division report points to departure of under-performing planners....

Editorial

Platforms help AMP cashflows stay positive

AMP has driven solid cashflows out of its platform acquisitions, but planning firm flows prove patchy....

Editorial

Is it time to reconsider multi-manager funds?

Multi-manager funds deserve to be reconsidered by advisers and their clients, particularly because many managers have changed their approach to make the option more attra...