Everyone seems to have an opinion on the state of the world and its financial prospects, writes Ray Griffin....
Perpetual struggles amid tough conditions, recording an 84 per cent decrease in net profit after tax for the six months to December 31 ...
Dominic McCormick looks at what went wrong with hedge funds in 2008 and the outlook for these funds in the wake of the global financial crisis....
Poor internal control enabling fraud to occur....
GRANT HOLLEY considers the challenges and opportunities climate change will bring, particularly to the regulatory platform. ...
The casualties of the financial crisis are many, but among the worst hit areas is recruitment, with a large number of staff cuts and employment freezes. KATE GIBBS report...
Funds and members expected to weather the storm....
Australian property values fall just 2.6 per cent....
Government's $4 billion property assistance falls short....
Don’t make too much of the recent drop in China’s growth rate, writes JONATHAN WU. This is the result of a shock to confidence, not fundamentals....
Adversity is no stranger to India, though an incredible set of numbers offers reason for optimism, writes JOHN PEREIRA....
The unravelling of Storm Financial underscores much of what is wrong in the financial planning industry, writes Paul Resnik....
Insurance index points to more fraud and litigation in tighter times....
Withholding interest rate cuts will cause job losses....
Interesting. Would be good to know the details of the StrategyOne deal....
It’s astonishing to see the FAAA now pushing for more advisers by courting "career changers" and international recruits,...
increased professionalism within the industry - shouldn't that say, FAR register almost halving in the last 24 months he...