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Financial planning

According to Pia Cooke, now is the ideal time for investors to turn to structured products for capital protection. Here she explains how they work in volatile markets....

Financial planning

Many investors are re-examining their asset allocations and revisiting traditional fixed interest investments, writes Roger McIntosh. Here he explains why....

Financial planning

New approach to inflation protection....

Financial planning

Expensive legacy issues continue to dog Octaviar....

People & Products

Benefits to fund competitiveness extend beyond LPTs....

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Financial planning

Paul Resnik believes the world of financial planning has changed forever. In his words, the tide of optimism that covered investment mistakes and flawed client value prop...

Financial planning

The last half-decade has seen the use and complexity of financially engineered products reach unprecedented levels. Robert Keavney argues that such products ought to be r...

Life/Risk

Insurance bonds have been enjoying a huge resurgence in the past couple of years. The tax benefits for high income earners and for non-dependent beneficiaries, coupled wi...

Financial planning

Diversified funds not diversified enough....

Funds management

Free service up and running for funeral directors....

Financial planning

Campaign to drive retail sales....

Financial planning

Analysts concerned about ultimate cost....

Funds management

Diversified funds to have greater exposure to alpha strategies....

Financial planning

Many clients’ portfolios have been heavily hit by recent market declines. Robert Keavney considers what lessons planners can learn for future cycles....

Editorial

URS ALDER puts an absolute return strategy into perspective....

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MARKET INSIGHTS

So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

2 months ago

Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

2 months 1 week ago

Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

4 months 1 week ago

A Sydney financial adviser has been permanently banned from providing any financial services, with the regulator deriding his “lack of integrity, trustworthiness and prof...

3 weeks 6 days ago

Minister for Financial Services, Stephen Jones, has provided further information about the second tranche of the Delivering Better Financial Outcomes (DBFO) reforms....

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ASIC has released the results of its first adviser exam to be held in 2025, with 241 candidates attempting the test....

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