After years of struggling to find value within global equity markets, recent panic and volatility has led to rich investment opportunities, writes Stuart James....

Following a tumultuous period for investors, international investing needs its own new strategy, writes Chad Padowitz....

An Auditor-General's report has revealed that some Commonwealth Government departments and agencies will incur losses on the back of declining interest rates and bond yie...

Financial planning commissions may not be extinct but they are now a seriously endangered species....

For smaller retail investors, hedge funds are not necessarily a suitable choice, writes Robert Jaeger....

Investors who are under financial pressure may be tempted to artificially create losses....

It is becoming increasingly obvious that irrespective of the initiatives flagged by the Financial Planning Association, the Australian financial services industry is goin...

Amid increased industry scrutiny and some criticism, considerable changes are taking place in the research house universe. AMAL AWAD reports....

Financial planners must take the lessons they’ve learnt from the GFC and begin applying them if they hope to survive the next economic upheaval....

How safe are cash and bonds? Dominic McCormick examines the state of these asset classes and whether the perception that they are investment safe havens is accurate....

Should clients be comfortable making new capital allocations to hedge funds, ask SIMON FOX and DIVYESH HINDOCHA....