FSG exemption ‘almost entirely redundant’: Lawyer

For advisers that have already started relying on website disclosure, the unclear legislation “may or may not” be an issue, the Cowell Clarke lawyer explained. Whatever approach advisers are currently taking, they should all be paying attention when the regulator releases its guide next month.

Tahn Sharpe | 14th Oct 2024 | More
New real estate value cycle ‘close at hand’: Invesco

Real estate income will face challenges in the new value cycle, Invesco says, but investors will have the chance to build growth if they lean into secular drivers and key differentiators.

Tahn Sharpe | 14th Oct 2024 | More
‘Vehicle preference’ and distribution shifts changing the game for asset managers

Even established asset managers are under threat from the violent shift towards low-cost investment vehicles, while allocator preference for platform businesses means they must also bulk up in the private markets.

Lachlan Maddock | 14th Oct 2024 | More
News
ASIC (and courts) to funds: Practice the ESG you preach and stop virtue signalling

It doesn’t matter whether funds mislead investors with intent or not, and it doesn’t matter if other parties were partly to blame. The authorities have had enough of the excuses, and they’re lobbing record fines at transgressors.

Tahn Sharpe | 4th Oct 2024 | More
AMP continues ‘simplification’ push with super, North restructure

AMP will reduce the headcount across its superannuation and North platform businesses and press ahead with changes to its redundancy policies even as the Finance Sector Union warns that “staff deserve better”.

Lachlan Maddock | 3rd Oct 2024 | More
Adviser Charlie Viola leads Pitcher Partners buyout to set up new HNW wealth firm

After 21 years building up Pitcher Partners’ wealth management division into a $3.6 billion powerhouse, the high-profile adviser will break from the firm to create an advice group focussed on servicing HNW clients and their families.

Tahn Sharpe | 30th Sep 2024 | More
Markets
Ex-20 option shines as banks and miners face growth headwinds in 2025 and beyond

The entrenched position of the banks and miners in the ASX 200 doesn’t necessarily correlate to inherent growth potential, especially with the issues both sectors face into. For investors, it may be worth considering an alternative path broad market exposure.

Tahn Sharpe | 4th Oct 2024 | More
‘No short-term phenomenon’: Why private capital will not only survive but thrive beyond 2025

Pessimists are still trying to shoehorn the “bubble” narrative into the private capital story, but an EY report highlights not only the rise of this burgeoning ‘alternative’ sector, but the reasons it’s likely to keep growing.

Tahn Sharpe | 3rd Oct 2024 | More
The systematic, broad market advantage to be had in small-cap investing

The small-cap space can be rife with risk, as emotion and understanding wrestle with common sense practice. But with a systematic style overlaid to provide flexibility, diversification and liquidity, the benefits become clear.

Tahn Sharpe | 30th Sep 2024 | More
Australian investors set to benefit from the private equity secondaries market

The private market sector has grown to the point that it has a thriving secondaries market operating behind it, which puts investors in line to benefit from the twin pillars of risk mitigation and upside return potential.

Tahn Sharpe | 26th Sep 2024 | More
INSight #374 with Tom Patrick from Barwon Investment Partners

Tom Patrick from Barwon Investment Partners speaks to Laurence Parker-Brown from The Inside Network on the tailwinds in healthcare property.

The Inside Adviser | 14th Oct 2024 | Watch Pause
Next RBA move: IN60 with Haran Karunakaran from Capital Group

Haran Karunakaran from Capital Group speaks to Laurence Parker-Brown from The Inside Network for our IN60 series.

The Inside Adviser | 14th Oct 2024 | Watch Pause
What to look for in global fixed income markets: INDepth with Haran Karunakaran from Capital Group

Haran Karunakaran from Capital Group goes in-depth with Laurence Parker-Brown from The Inside Network on what to look for in a golden age for global fixed income markets.

The Inside Adviser | 8th Oct 2024 | Watch Pause
The healthcare property sector: INDepth with Tom Patrick from Barwon Investment Partners

Tom Patrick from Barwon Investment Partners goes in-depth with Laurence Parker-Brown from The Inside Network on capitalising on the strong tailwinds in the healthcare property sector.

The Inside Adviser | 4th Oct 2024 | Watch Pause
BIT #9: The PE puzzle with Nick Miller from Fortitude Investment Partners
The Inside Adviser | 14th Oct 2024
BIT #8: Unlocking social infrastructure’s investment potential with Cameron Brownjohn from Federation Asset Management
The Inside Adviser | 29th Jul 2024
BIT #7: The new captains of capital with Mike Wright from Lonsec.
The Inside Adviser | 22nd Jul 2024
BIT #6: The future of listed infrastructure with ClearBridge Investments portfolio manager Nick Langley
The Inside Adviser | 8th Jan 2024
BIT #5: Advicetech attraction with Pete Worn from Finura Group
The Inside Adviser | 11th Oct 2023
BIT #4: Advice pricing paradigms with Rob Jones from Peloton Partners
The Inside Adviser | 11th Oct 2023
BIT #3: Super fund benchmarking with Ian Fryer from Chant West
The Inside Adviser | 11th Oct 2023
BIT #2: Investment dynamism with Paul Saliba from SQM Research
The Inside Adviser | 11th Oct 2023
BIT #1: Compliance matters with Sean Graham from Assured Support
The Inside Adviser | 24th Sep 2023
IN Discussion with Chris Briant, Head of Parametric in Australia.
The Inside Adviser | 10th May 2021
Kanish Chugh explores strong returns from Biotech in recent years
The Inside Adviser | 30th Mar 2021
Angela Ashton – The Evergreen Responsible Investment Grading Index (ERIG Index)
The Inside Adviser | 15th Mar 2021
32% return for calendar 2020!
The Inside Adviser | 9th Mar 2021
Franklin Templeton and Quantifeed: Riding the digital wave
The Inside Adviser | 16th Dec 2020
Cor Capital’s Davin Hood discusses defensive investments to boost your portfolio.
The Inside Adviser | 30th Oct 2020
Chris Briant Parametric & Peter White from IN Chats
The Inside Adviser | 21st Sep 2020
Benefits of unlisted direct property funds in low yield investment environment
The Inside Adviser | 20th Sep 2020
ETF Securities: Trade your conviction
The Inside Adviser | 9th Sep 2020
Inside Analysis DATT Capital
The Inside Adviser | 8th Sep 2020
COVID-19 and the Industrial and Logistics sector: insight from Charter Hall
The Inside Adviser | 28th Jul 2020
Investors look to biotech with COVID-19 vaccine on the horizon
The Inside Adviser | 22nd Jun 2020
CEO Series with Federation AM CEO Cameron Brownjohn
The Inside Adviser | 17th Jun 2020
All weather investing
The Inside Adviser | 5th Jun 2020
Equities, dividends and Covid-19
The Inside Adviser | 5th Jun 2020
The sting in the transition tail
The Inside Adviser | 28th May 2020
Pandemic-proofing portfolios
The Inside Adviser | 6th May 2020
Future proofing investing with FAANGs
The Inside Adviser | 27th Apr 2020
RARE Infrastructure market update
The Inside Adviser | 8th Apr 2020
Listed infrastructure is a proven defensive asset
The Inside Adviser | 16th Mar 2020
Quo vadis robo?
The Inside Adviser | 16th Mar 2020
Bonds are here to stay
The Inside Adviser | 5th Feb 2020
Listed infrastructure vs. unlisted infrastructure with Charles Hamieh
The Inside Adviser | 21st Jan 2020
White label Robo Advice solutions: what, why and how ?
The Inside Adviser | 19th Aug 2019
Investing made easy with Raiz
The Inside Adviser | 28th May 2019
Clime expands offer to new markets, leads the way post Hayne.
The Inside Adviser | 23rd Apr 2019
Agri sector still inspiring investors
The Inside Adviser | 8th Apr 2019
Australian equities: Clouded by political, economic and credit uncertainty
The Inside Adviser | 26th Mar 2019
Steady Income from infrastructure.
The Inside Adviser | 11th Mar 2019
Residential house prices are falling…but what about commercial property?
The Inside Adviser | 4th Dec 2018
Are we there yet? Late cycle investing and infrastructure.
The Inside Adviser | 13th Nov 2018
‘Industrial strength’ investing
The Inside Adviser | 25th Sep 2018
The attractions of Global Listed infrastructure for long term investors explained
The Inside Adviser | 7th Sep 2018
Commercial Property Trusts in a SMSF? Shed’s Peter White chats with Thinktank CEO Jonathan Street.
The Inside Adviser | 28th Aug 2018
Super
The funeral bond alternative providing tax and income advantages to older Australians

Funeral bonds offer a host of potential benefits, including preferential tax treatment and capped exemption from the Centrelink assets test. But not all funeral bonds are created the same.

Tahn Sharpe | 10th Oct 2024 | More
Governance, representation on the agenda for super funds of the future: Morningstar

Megafunds are set to control trillions in member savings, and a few crucial themes are emerging that will figure in the future direction of the superannuation system.

Staff Writer | 30th Sep 2024 | More
In Practice
QAR fork in the road: Does your advice practice take a compliance or strategic approach?

An advice group can either shift its compliance settings to accommodate the reforms, or they can reshape their business strategy to take advantage of them. The different paths could lead to a bifurcated industry when all’s said and done.

Tahn Sharpe | 26th Sep 2024 | More
Upfront advice tax deductibility bid fails, but silver linings prevail

The ATO has dug its heels in, and is firm in its belief that upfront advice should remain classed as capital expenditure. But the FAAA did gain a significant concession around tax (financial) advice provision.

Tahn Sharpe | 26th Sep 2024 | More
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