GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS

Financial planning

Milana Pokrajac looks at some of the challenges and opportunities financial planners can expect over the next 12 months. ...

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Superannuation

Self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) investors have helped drive WAM Capital to a record pre-tax profit. ...

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Superannuation

WAM Capital reports record pre-tax profit on back of strong SMSF interest....

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Superannuation

Australians aged over 55 have refocused on their retirement, according to specialist SMSF advisory firm Crowe Horwath. ...

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Financial planning

The threat of regulatory change has outranked cyber crime and PR disasters as the greatest risk to the financial services industry, a survey shows. ...

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Financial planning

Over 55s have finally recovered from the post-Global Financial Crisis (GFC) malaise that prevented them from retiring, an SMSF adviser says. ...

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Superannuation

The superannuation savings pool should be used for big ticket capital investment in the economy, according to the ISA....

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Superannuation

Industry funds are aligning with retail – but scale will make competition difficult....

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Financial planning

AIOFP chairman seeks to clarify status of proposed member defence fund....

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Funds management

The lack of retirement preparedness by small business owners continues to be a major concern, according to a strategic business adviser....

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Financial planning

James Kenny’s passion for educating up-and-coming stars of the profession saw him take home the 2013 Financial Planner of the Year award, Kate Cowling reports. ...

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Editorial

Brandywine’s Francis Scotland tells Mike Taylor that a continuing hang-over from the GFC may lead negative investors to miss the growth train in 2014....

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Superannuation

APRA reports super assets have risen again over the 12 months to September 2013...

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Superannuation

Super funds are on track to deliver their highest calendar year returns since the GFC, research shows....

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Financial planning

New report shows financial planners are allocating more new client investments to international assets than at any time since the global financial crisis. ...

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