Boyd Peters considers the listed investment company (LIC) market and the effect investor behaviour has on the share price of LICs....
AMP Capital Investors has made two senior appointments to its multi-asset group, a specialist division that packages multi-asset, multi-strategy solutions with a risk man...
Challenger has announced several internal promotions and role changes following the departure of co-head of funds management Rob Adams....
The Government's Future of Financial Advice proposals may serve to alter the legislative environment but, as Mike Taylor writes, new research suggests much more is requir...
Pre-occupation with quantitative analysis in the financial markets has not necessarily served us well, says Mark Arnold. He explains how and why modern portfolio theory h...
The number of advisers with margin lending authorisation is surprisingly low, although this may be due to continuing conservatism, according to Claire Wivell Plater, mana...
Richard Klipin takes a look at 2010 and the impact it has had on the financial planning industry....
Patrick Jackson explains why trustees should look before they leap when considering a self-managed superannuation fund....
Patrick Jackson explains why trustees should look before they leap when considering a self-managed superannuation fund....
Ron Bewley considers the direction of interest rates when it comes to investing, and asks: when are the best times to fix or float?...
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) have agreed to help authorised deposit-taking institutions (ADI) adhere to n...
Clearview Wealth has made two new senior management appointments that will boost its marketing and compliance teams....
Greater flexibility and independence, increasing dealer group fees, and concerns around fulfilling a fiduciary duty are some of the reasons why more advisers are applying...
Dominic McCormick explains that when it comes to investing, the process is much less important than the character traits and the experience of the investment managers who...
Not all research houses are created equal, and even within the leading research houses there are areas of strength and weaknesses that must be accounted for....
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....