Applied Financial Planning JULIA FEHER | SUNDAY, 10 MAY 2009 Julia Feher won the 2009 IFSA Deloitte Future Leaders award for this paper, which looks at the different ways that the financial advice industry can ensure quality advice for clients whether the markets are up or down. Feher explores how the market ... Read more JOHN BASSILIOS | SUNDAY, 10 MAY 2009 With Australia showing a resilient economy through the global financial crises and looking like having a booming financial services industry, it's no surprise that overseas companies want a share of the Australian market. John Bassilios explores ... Read more  SUZANNE DUNCAN , SHANKER RAMAMURTHY | SUNDAY, 10 MAY 2009 In this report, Suzanne L. Duncan and Shanker Ramamurthy from the IBM Institute for Business Value endeavour to find answers for the question: How will the financial markets industry make money in the future? The global financial crisis has exposed ... Read more DEAN RUSHTON | SUNDAY, 10 MAY 2009 Dean Rushton writes about the findings of the independent consumer research into the behaviours and motivations of homebuyers in the market. The study was commissioned by Loan Market last year and included focus groups made up of first home buyers ... Read more ALAN SHIELDS | SUNDAY, 10 MAY 2009 In this report, Alan Shields discusses the study done by research firm Retail Finance Intelligent into the changes in saving behaviour among consumers since mid-2008, using economic data and the results of The Australian Savings and Deposits Council ... Read more Insurance PHILIP FOURIE | SUNDAY, 10 MAY 2009 In an attempt to better understand the Australian life insurance sector, Fintechnix identified 28 thought leaders in the sector and asked them to share their views on the issues affecting their industry. The responses to the questions asked provide ... Read more Superannuation MARK MCCRINDLE | SUNDAY, 10 MAY 2009 Generational studies are always popular among financial services specialists. Having been around for a while, information on baby boomers are plentiful. However, research into the younger generations is increasing, and in this qualitative research project ... Read more Taxation & Estate Planning  KERSTIN GLOMB | SUNDAY, 10 MAY 2009 Kerstin Glomb is a solicitor at Argyle Lawyers specialising in the areas of estate planning and estate administration and she looks into the changes to intestacy law in New South Wales effective in March 2010. Intestacy law applies when a person dies ... Read more |
Latest News
NCAs unlikely to solve retirement advice gap: HUB24, CFS
|HUB24 and Colonial First State (CFS) say the New Class of Advisers (NCA) will unlikely solve the retirement advice gap Australians face, noting the focus needs to be on helping reduce friction for those with complex advice needs.
Advised cover faces claims data test
Group superannuation insurance appears to outperform individual advised cover on some claim's measures, raising questions about the value of advice when it comes to protecting clients against disability.
ASIC stalls Sequoia bid to ditch cross guarantee deed
ASIC is again putting up roadblocks to Sequoia Financial Group's attempt to revoke the deed of cross guarantee with InterPrac Financial Planning, asking more questions and requesting more information before the group rids itself of all liabilities arising from the Shield and First Guardian disaster.
Praemium's new leadership toughens earnings yardstick
Praemium's new leadership will be keeping a close eye on costs, with new chief executive Denis Orrock noting he will make sure the technology upgrade underway translates into stronger earnings and better returns for shareholders.
Further Reading
Cover Story
Advice with soul
SACHA BURCHGART
FOUNDER & MANAGING DIRECTOR
BURCHEART PTY LTD
FOUNDER & MANAGING DIRECTOR
BURCHEART PTY LTD
Though she initially tried, Sacha Burchgart couldn't escape the call of a career in financial advice; it just took staring down her own mortality to see what's possible when you do things differently. Jamie Williamson writes.
Expert Feed
How technology is turning tax complexity into client clarity
What used to be a relatively simple back-of-the-envelope calculation is now much more challenging, Morningstar says.
Why Australia's financial advisers will be more valuable in 10 years, not less
Despite a rise of innovative solutions across the wealth management sector, financial advisers will prove valuable for in-person advice.
What America's $1 trillion direct indexing boom tells us about the evolution of MAs
What Australia can learn from direct indexing, a tax-efficient form of managed accounts utilised in the US.
Stonepoint is another lesson in fund governance and investor protection
The demise of the Stonepoint Capital Fund may have gone under the radar for many, but proves an important point for independent governance when examined.
