financial crisis

Editorial

Hybrids of the major banks downgraded again

Craig Swanger shares his fears about equity hybrids and the impact they could have on investors...

Financial planning

Too-big-to-fail largely phased out: Hockey

Federal Treasurer, Joe Hockey, says large-scale institutional failures were unlikely given the way the system has evolved. ...

Editorial

Pricing up the platform

With regulatory change shining a spotlight on fees, platform providers are under increased pressure to justify their value. Perhaps innovation is the key to retaining adv...

Editorial

Getting the right investment fit

Boutique fund managers bring a more focused approach to investment management, but they also face many challenges, writes Nicholas O’Donoghue....

Editorial

Top 100 reveals constancy of change

Money Management’s 2014 Top 100 Dealer Group research has revealed an industry which has changed substantially since 2007/08 and might be on the cusp of further change. ...

Editorial

Multi-manager funds: Funds of the future

While simplicity in the multi-fund sector is widely regarded a thing of the past, the fundamental investment principles that guided the success of multi-funds still apply...

Editorial

Ending Central Bank omnipotence

Central banks have enjoyed an extended period of almost unquestioned power, perhaps because there is no reasonable alternative, Dominic McCormick writes....

Financial planning

Planners up the ante on direct equities

Planners are pushing record sums of new client money into listed investments, research shows....

Financial planning

Regulators echo calls for central clearing

Australia’s financial regulators have joined forces to back central clearing on dealer-traded derivatives....

Financial planning

New association hits adviser space

A new planning association has been launched, promising to help advisers deliver real return strategies against the backdrop of increasing regulation. ...

Superannuation

Super satisfaction hits pre-GFC highs

Satisfaction with the performance of superannuation funds has returned to pre-GFC levels, Roy Morgan research has found....

Editorial

Have term deposits lost their appeal?

As we enter the post-global financial crisis era, investor confidence is returning and interest rates are staying at record lows. But has the lustre worn off term deposit...

Superannuation

Australian super assets continue to grow

New Towers Watson research confirms the underlying health of Australia’s superannuation regime. ...

Financial planning

'Crowd-funding’ could threaten financial system

'Crowd-funding’ projects that attract investor return need urgent cross-jurisdictional regulation, an international thinktank believes, with nearly half of the ventures d...