Features

Will a new leader mean a change in China's economic policies?

Linda Jakobson looks at what can be expected from China's likely new leaders and weighs up the possibility of a change in China's economic policies....

Editorial

Protecting investors from themselves

An Australian Crime Commission report into investment scams has underscored the role financial planners have in protecting investors from themselves....

Editorial

Understanding the finer details of the new credit legislation

Kathryn Wardrobe outlines some of the finer details of the new credit legislation which might have slipped through the cracks....

Editorial

Is it the end of the dealer group as we know it?

Mike Taylor asks whether the formation of BT Select and the continuing competition between BT and Count Financial reflect the end of the current dealer group model....

Editorial

Uncertainty besets financial services as Government rushes reforms

Rushed financial services reforms such as FOFA and Stronger Super are exacting a heavy toll on financial planners and superannuation funds....

Editorial

Who is responsible for life/risk insurance churn?

Churn in the life/risk space remains a contentious issue, but as Col Fullagar explains, responsibility not only resides with advisers but also with the insurers and how t...

Editorial

Rising living standard driving up food costs

Colonial First State's Skye Macpherson argues that rising living standards in the emerging world are leading to higher food costs....

Editorial

Why bonds offer more than just protection from inflation

FIIG's Dr Stephen Nash argues that inflation-linked bonds offer more than protection from inflation....

Editorial

Is there a property bubble in Australia?

The Australian banking system has not had to cope with falling property values, unlike its counterparts in most developed nations. Have we just been lucky? Robert Keavney...

Editorial

Growth in financial services recruitment defies market gloom

Bela Moore and Andrew Tsanadis find some pockets of the financial services industry are hiring while others have brought their recruitment activities to a halt....

Editorial

Accountants get their slice of the financial advice pie

While the industry has given a broad welcome to the limited licensing regime, accountants will need to be subjected to the same scrutiny as financial planners, writes Mik...

Editorial

Financial planning has an image problem

Mike Taylor writes that the existence of large payments and the perception that a sales culture continues to exist in the financial planning space represents a dangerous ...