Investment returns aside, flexibility remains one of the greatest attractions of SMSFs, according to Plaza Financial principal Peter Hogan....
In this excerpt from Lonsec’s Australian Equities Large Cap Sector review, Lin Ngin writes the last 12 months have seen unusual trends emerge in the Australian equities l...
Australians are continuing their push into SMSFs, but most financial advisers have not thought about the risks associated with a direct equity portfolio, according to Ins...
Australians are continuing their push into SMSFs, but most financial advisers have not thought about the risks associated with a direct equity portfolio, according to Ins...
Platforms are facing pressure from all sides, Milana Pokrajac writes. How will they deal with changing financial adviser demands, low investor sentiment and fast approach...
Dissatisfaction with the performance of traditional managed funds and the resulting criticism may see the rise of multi-asset solutions, according to Dominic McCormick....
Despite a wave of indiscriminate selling by Western investors, the fundamentals remain strong for Asian equities, writes Tim Stewart....
Since their arrival on our shores about a decade ago, managed accounts have remained largely dormant in Australia. But with continuing market volatility and the imminent ...
The Government's second tranche of its FOFA legislation has come down hard on shelf space fees, soft dollar and offshore conferences....
Listed property appears to be returning to its previous model and slowly becoming a defensive asset again, resulting in more positive financial adviser and investor attit...
PortfolioConstruction Forum presents the most recent projects conducted by major funds research houses over the past month....
PortfolioConstruction Forum presents the most recent projects conducted by major funds research houses over the past month....
Bond benchmarks are "structurally flawed", and bond performance targets for fund managers should instead be referenced to cash, according to Standard Life Investments hea...
Lonsec has again been named Money Management's Ratings House of the Year on the back of strong support from fund managers and dealer groups and despite a resurgent van Ey...
Claims by the financial planning industry that all industry participants, including research providers, should be liable for some client losses has been met with a mixed ...
Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...
This verdict highlights something deeply wrong and rotten at the heart of the FSCP. We are witnessing a heavy-handed, op...
Interesting. Would be good to know the details of the StrategyOne deal....