Australia's financial advice industry is evolving and new thought leaders are emerging. Here the 2017 AFA/ANZ Wealth Rising Star of the Year Award finalists share their thoughts on the future of the industry and why financial advice is the career ... Read more

On 9 February 2017 the Corporations Amendment (Professional Standards of Financial Advisers) Bill 2016 establishing a new education and professional standards framework for the financial advice industry was legislated. Read more

The role of the traditional financial adviser is increasingly being performed cheaply by industry super funds and automated advice services. Read more

While some are facing their financial fears with bravado, others are keeping them hidden. On one end of the spectrum, younger people are wondering if they'll ever get into the property market, while on other end, retirees wonder if they've left things ... Read more

The biggest global investors all own bonds. Primarily they are a defensive asset that diversifies away from higher risk asset classes and provides reliable income and capital stability. While the importance of bonds has always been well understood by ... Read more

If 2016 was the year of the unimaginable, 2017 will be the year of dealing with the unimaginable - and financial advisers will face the difficult task of helping their clients navigate this brave new world. Read more

FS Advice spoke with Fiducian Financial Services head of financial planning, Robby Southall, who believes good financial advice is the result of honest relationships and clear outcomes, with returns simply an outcome of that process. Read more

Much of the discourse surrounding managed accounts in Australia tends to be dominated by assessment of the comparative benefits and features of separately managed accounts (SMAs) and individually managed accounts (IMAs) as investment structures. Read more

There has been a great deal of media discussion about what happens to bonds when the Federal Reserve raises interest rates again. The broad consensus is that they'll raise, so the questions become: by how much, how often, when, and what is the RBA's ... Read more

The S&P/ASX 100 (XTO) is a stock market index capturing Australia's top 100 companies by market capitalisation. It accounts for 63% (at April 2016) of the Australian equity market, however it might surprise investors to learn that for 10 years ... Read more