The average financial adviser is older and brings in more revenue than they did a year ago, but that hasn’t translated into a fatter salary according to data from Adviser Ratings.
How do investors stay on top of diversification and maintain adequate levels of non-correlation when markets oscillate with every breath, when asset relationships are as fickle as they are malleable?
There are several aspects to the treatment of the case that don’t add up, the association’s policy lead says, and a transparent public inquiry is more than warranted.
The Inside Network’s Jamie Nemtsas sits down with award-winning financial adviser Hugh Robertson to discuss how to build ‘centres of influence’ that can help take an advice business to the next level.
Ian was a mentor to many financial advisers, and I was one of them. He offered guidance, wisdom and an unwavering commitment to ethical practice. Long after he is gone, Ian’s influence will be felt.
The government now has two internal reports recommending an overhaul of the industry funding model. Yet they appear destined to sit on the shelf “gathering dust”, with the financial services minister of the opinion that recruiting more advisers will fix the problem.
The index-hugging wall of money can’t break the maths of the market, a new paper argues, but it may exacerbate the “long winter” of small caps and value stocks.
When this biotech engineer met up with WNT Financial’s crack venture capitalism team, it sparked a partnership that could lead to a lifesaving product being put in the hands of doctors worldwide.
By avoiding market forecasts and not making prognostications based on macroeconomic conditions or political changes, the Claremont team is able to focus on something much more predictably profitable – its own proven process.
The relative lack of adoption in advice isn’t particularly surprising given its volatile nature and the unregulated state of the digital asset sector. But that may be about to change.
Ludovic Theau from Australian Ethical speaks to Laurence Parker-Brown from The Inside Network on what has changed across this investment theme in the last few years.
Jonathon Pullin from Barwon Investment Partners goes in-depth with Laurence Parker-Brown from The Inside Network on tactical investing in Australia’s first-ranking mortgages.
Alex Ramsey speaks to Laurence Parker-Brown from The Inside Network on what infrastructure debt is and why it is a smart strategy.
Ludovic Theau from Australian Ethical speaks to Laurence Parker-Brown from The Inside Network on why the clean energy space is important.
Inefficiencies in the back office and clearing systems that the burgeoning ETF market relies on need to be rooted out, but data shows there may be a disconnect between what providers and consumers believe matters.
Super funds are offering less and less advice services, despite members making clear that they need it more than ever. Fund advice has a relatively attractive price point, SuperRatings’ Kirby Rappell explained, but funds are struggling to explain its value.
The online investment industry is growing rapidly, and a whole new set of providers are offering investors different ways to invest in different markets with low-cost, innovative fee arrangements.
In the AI-fueled rally, some companies will win and others will disappear. But while some parts of the market look hideously expensive, their long-term prospects might justify their valuations.
