global financial crisis

Superannuation

Good argument for delaying retirement

New Deloitte research suggests many Australians should delay retirement to upwards of 67....

Superannuation

Super to grow drastically – but still not enough for many

Longevity, investment losses and limited opportunities take shine off super future....

Superannuation

Slow but still positive super growth

The median balanced option gained 0.4 per cent in August....

Funds management

Reverse mortgages lacking advice

The latest figures on the reverse mortgage market reveal a worrying trend of financial planners continuing to retreat from the market, DomaCom general manager - professio...

Editorial

Researching research houses

Given the nature of the relationships which traditionally exist between dealer groups and research houses, how many financial planners can actually claim to have a better...

Financial planning

Aussies ready to switch lenders

Australians have been revealed as all too willing to change mortgage lenders, according to new data released by mortgage comparison website, finder.com.au...

Financial planning

Sound advice worth paying for

A soundly-based adviser/client relationship offering real value will ultimately withstand clients’ disappointment with negative fluctuations on the share market, writes R...

Financial planning

Fertile ground for claims against advisers

Australia’s growing “class action mentality” and the emergence of litigation funders have created fertile ground for claims against participants in the financial services...

Superannuation

Contributions fall off the back of weak fundamentals

Rising unemployment and slowing GDP, combined with leakage to the self-managed sector, could be behind a slow year of growth in superannuation contributions....

Superannuation

Retail investments post first positive quarter since GFC

Retail investments have posted their first quarter of positive cash flow since September 2007, with a net cash flow of $1.2 billion recorded for the June 2013 quarter acc...

Editorial

Big picture hides a myriad of strokes

The levels of risk and return in emerging markets are far from straightforward, according to Stuart James. ...

Funds management

ETFs gaining ground but have to prove worth

ETFs have moved onto a level playing field with actively managed investment products as a result of the FOFA reforms — but the onus is still on ETFs for people to invest ...

Funds management

Managed fund sector in recovery

Managed funds appear to be making a come-back, according to Tria’s Andrew Baker....

Rate the raters

The blame game continues

If a product receives a glowing review by a research house and subsequently fails, should the research house be partly responsible? The Parliamentary Joint Committee rece...