 John Dyall Head of Investment Research, Rainmaker Information Pty Ltd (at time of writing) Head of Investment Research, Rainmaker Information Pty Ltd
JOHN DYALL | MONDAY, 8 MAR 2021 If you are anything like me, thinking about Bitcoin for any length of time can make your head spin. Read more JOHN DYALL | FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2021 At the end of 2020 there was a collective sigh of relief that 2020 was over. For good. Forever. Read more JOHN DYALL | TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2020 There's something in the air tonight and for once it's not COVID-19. Read more JOHN DYALL | SATURDAY, 14 NOV 2020 Anyone who is a close reader of these columns knows what a sucker/well-informed expert I am for a fresh way of analysing fund performance. Read more JOHN DYALL | WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2020 For the longest time financial advisers have used a concept called "Risk Profiling" to build portfolios for their clients. Read more JOHN DYALL | THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2020 There's a joke that has one fish swimming past another fish and asking: How's the water? The other fish replies: What the hell is water? Read more JOHN DYALL | FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2019 When I was younger I used to enjoy a good argument, or at least what I thought passed for one. Read more JOHN DYALL | FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2019 No-one in their right mind would invest purely in a single asset class. Most people are invested in what is called a "balanced" portfolio that contains 60-70% of their assets in equities. Read more JOHN DYALL | THURSDAY, 18 APR 2019 One of the key ingredients to reality television is kicking out characters at the end of each episode. It's a fast-track way for the program to renew itself on a weekly basis. Read more JOHN DYALL | TUESDAY, 9 APR 2019 The SPIVA scorecard on active funds in the US is out, courtesy of S&P Dow Jones Indices. Unless you are an index manager, it's not pretty. 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.
