investment trends

Financial planning

While the financial planning industry continues to air its dirty laundry in public, a groundswell of do-it-yourself investors continues to build, and they are rapidly see...

Financial planning

Financial planners increasingly using fee-for-service models

Consistent with industry moves to phase out commission-based remuneration models for financial planners, a recent report shows advisers have increasingly opted for fee-fo...

Superannuation

Aviva Australia enhances retirement products

Adds ETFs and share options and reduces the length of its Product Disclosure Statement....

Financial planning

Avanteos named as top platform

The latest Investment Trends Platform report has seen Avanteos named the top platform for the third year in a row, but the research also reveals a platform industry hit h...

Editorial

Index funds: Building predictability into portfolios

Following an index may not be a glamorous investment strategy, but it can offer value and reliability in difficult market conditions....

Financial planning

Adviser support for ETF grows

Research by Investment Trends revealing surging use of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) by advisers and investors has received support from within the advice sector....

Life/Risk

Risk insurance: advisers need choices

Platform providers must increase the number of risk products on their platforms as advisers look to insurance to provide a greater source of revenue for their businesses ...

Financial planning

Planners turning to writing risk

New Investment Trends research confirms upturn in writing risk....

Financial planning

Platforms drop deadweight funds

Shedding funds and even fund managers from their investment menus....

Superannuation

Poor performance pushing investors into SMSFs

Scepticism about whether managed products can achieve objectives....

Financial planning

Downturn to spur resurgence in direct investing

Friends, family, Internet and media continue to dominate investor attitudes....