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In the event of a successful challenge to a client's estate, traditional strategies preventing assets falling into the estate and being distributed against the client's w...

Macquarie Specialist Investments launches capital protected solution, Macquarie Portfolio Select....

In the wake of the Federal Budget, and with sovereign debt worries in Europe, the future is uncertain for financial planners....

Financial planners have a bad reputation, but there should be a distinction between 'proper' financial planners and the 'bottom dwellers', writes Michael Dale....

Dominic McCormick explains the reasoning behind Select Asset Management's decision to raise concerns regarding Trio Capital/Astarra....

By holding the Henry Review into Taxation and then rejecting most of its findings, the Government has broken the golden rule of politics, writes Mike Taylor....

Michael Browne explains the cost of debilitating injuries, and how the right level of insurance can save a lot of heartache....

It is vital that superannuation fund members have an understanding of death benefits, says ING Australia's Scott Quinn....

The move towards a commissions-free financial planning industry is inevitable, writes Mike Taylor....

The flood of foreign credit into Australia should make investors rethink their risk exposure, writes Martin Conlon....

Holding large value illiquid assets in a SMSF could prove problematic when a trust member dies. Deborah Wixted explains the obligations and options trustees and their fin...

New KPMG research has revealed the degree to which Australian banks prospered through the GFC....

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