With bond yields at multi-year lows, BT's Piers Bolger asks whether investing in fixed income continues to make sense....
Investors naturally want to maximise return, but they need to do so in a way that moderates portfolio risk. Dr Stephen Nash explores the benefits of active switching betw...
Colonial First State's Deborah Wixted outlines the benefits and traps associated with defined benefit pensions....
According to DEXX&R research, allocated pensions are still the most popular retirement incomes option....
With Baby Boomers starting to enter retirement, there is a growing realisation that retirement incomes products are insufficient and in need of an overhaul....
A Money Management/Association of Financial Advisers forum dealing with the Financial Services Council’s framework on life/risk remuneration uncovered strong feelings and...
The Industry Super Network is playing a dangerous game in suggesting past performance should be accepted as an indicator of future returns....
The Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan and the Treasury must shelve any plans they may have to alter the superannuation tax regime to achieve a Budget surplus, warns Mike Taylo...
The financial planning industry is a diverse organism not well understood by the media and other industry outsiders and advisers need to remember this....
With every investment management firm claiming it is different from its competitors, Allan Gray asks what it means to be contrarian....
A small allocation to gold could add significant benefits to a client’s investment portfolio, writes BetaShares's Drew Corbett....
Increasing a client’s exposure to risk may start with a fixed income allocation, but the asset class is now fraught with complexity. Janine Mace explains....
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...