risk management

Policy & Regulation

Professional Investment Services has warned of PI inconsistencies in the FOFA legislation best interests provisions....

Financial planning

'Phoenixing Bill' too tame on financial planners?

While industry bodies support the Government's proposed regulatory amendments to accelerate the wind-up of so-called 'phoenix' companies and claim the issue is not a majo...

Editorial

Handling financial planning clients during periods of market volatility

How do you keep financial planning clients engaged for the long-term in an age of instant gratification and continuing market volatility? The answer may lie in the client...

Financial planning

Treasurers take on more risk for higher yields

The demand for yield among corporate treasurers continues to grow along with an appetite for more risk, according to new research from JP Morgan Asset Management....

Financial planning

Macro strategies attract increased interest

Good performance during the GFC has resulted in increased interest in managed futures and directional macro products, according to a review released by Standard & Poor's ...

Financial planning

New carbon trading desk at BBY

In response to the Government's Clean Energy Future legislation, stockbroking and financial advisory house BBY have set up a carbon trading desk to assist Australian and ...

Financial planning

Aussie finance jobs stall as Asia booms

Financial sector jobs advertised in the Asia-Pacific region have increased by 23 per cent year on year, despite a slight regression in the Australian market....

Editorial

Asset allocation - is there a hole in the bucket strategy?

Tim Sanderson puts the traditional asset allocation approach head to head with the bucket strategy, with some surprising results....

Editorial

Finding the right fit for multi-asset funds

Are multi-asset funds the next big thing, deja vu - or perhaps a bit of both? Janine Mace reports....

Superannuation

Financial advice set-up a hurdle for superannuation funds

Superannuation funds will need to invest in a significant amount of infrastructure before they are ready to launch a financial advice service to their members, according ...

Financial planning

Financial advisers get access to portfolio stress test

Instreet Investment is developing a portfolio stress test service to help financial advisers check the investment risk in client portfolios....

Financial planning

Commonwealth Financial Planning aims to improve risk framework

Commonwealth Financial Planning has offered an enforceable undertaking to ASIC as it seeks to strengthen its risk management framework following indiscretions from a "sma...

Financial planning

Commonwealth Financial Planning agrees to EU

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has accepted an enforceable undertaking from Commonwealth Financial Planning (CFP)....

Financial planning

ISN brands financial advice industry '90 per cent sales'

The ISN has used an ASIC report that found around 90 per cent of income of the top 20 licensees is paid by product providers to reiterate calls for key elements of the FO...