After a disastrous 2008, fund managers staged a dramatic recovery last year. Chris Kennedy takes a look at fund manager performance in 2009 and the factors that prompted ...
The SMSF administration industry has started a long journey of transformation from a cottage industry to a profession....
The recent announcement by the Australian Clearing House that it has added the first ETF to its list of acceptable collateral represents a watershed moment in the life of...
Richard Oldcorn discusses the use of the optimisation strategy, which is somewhat neglected by financial planners....
If the Financial Planning Association and the Association of Financial Advisers are to merge they will have to work through many divisive issues....
After two decades as a financial planner, newly retired Ray Griffin explains what he has learned from a career in the industry....
Colonial First State's David Gait explains why encouraging company stewardship in Asia can only be a good thing for investors....
The Government's failure to release the Henry Tax Review has angered financial planners....
Following the Government's prescription for better managed investment schemes disclosure, Brendan Ivers explains how these changes have affected the industry....
Dominic McCormick explains why it is time to increase the heat on the frozen funds littering the mortgage, high yield, property and hedge fund sectors....
As the debate about life insurance in superannuation continues to create divisions in the industry, Tower's Geoff Black explains the importance of maintaining the status ...
In the second part of his article explaining the complications surrounding insurance policy start dates, Col Fullagar explains how advisers and clients can avoid some com...
The succession dilemma is more than just a matter of commitments.This isn’t simply about younger vs. older advisers. It’...
Significant ethical issues there. If a relationship is in the process of breaking down then both parties are likely to b...
It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...