Columns

Arun Abey

A credit crunch may be looming

There is growing concern some parts of the fixed interest markets may soon hit serious turbulence. ... read more »

Christine St Anne

Protecting the honey pot

As this magazine goes to print, super funds are facing their worst returns in 20 years. ... read more »

Ian Huntley

Risk, flying turkeys, debt and rabbits

It's very instructive to look at just where the stock market is in terms of risk ... read more »

Julia Newbould

Working hard for the money

A recent survey has shown financial planners expect strong growth in fee-for-service arrangements over the next three years. ... read more »

Justin Wood

Sub-prime mortgages, leverage and market contagion

To understand why the sub-prime crisis affected global markets it is important to understand long-short funds and leveraged strategies.
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Kevin Bailey

Learning from orthopedic surgery

Perhaps one of the main reasons planning is not a profession is because most advisers do not act as professionals in their dealings with their clients. ... read more »

Legal Eye

Westpoint auditor, researcher not yet out of the woods

Are KPMG and PIR out of the woods? Presumably Wealthcare and/or the Pollards can still join KPMG and PIR to the proceedings, but they will have to be careful... ... read more »

Susan Ryan

APRA close scrutiny continues

I doubt there exists throughout Australia any super fund trustee who has not given serious thought to the hazards and exposures of trusteeship. ... read more »

The Practice

Think like a business owner, not just an adviser

Best practice suggests the face-to-face time of advisers, including those who are working owners, should be up near the 60 per cent mark. How do you fair? ... read more »