Opinion

When an industry full of Gen X and Baby Boomer advisers is assigned the task of training swathes of largely millennial acolytes, there’s bound to be a few bones of contention according to Brisbane adviser Jaxon King.

A data dependent Fed will eventually need to acknowledge signs of a strengthening global economy, says Neuberger Berman. Bolts of information that sway the central bank will continue to keep market watchers on tenterhooks.

The Future Fund’s decision to take risk off the table resulted in a lacklustre return and criticism from the super sector. But advisers know the journey matters as much as the destination.

It’s up to incoming Qantas CEO Vanessa Hudson to restore the Spirit of Australia’s battered reputation after a series of high-profile trust breaches. But getting the Flying Kangaroo back on top will take some guts from the board.

Edinburgh-based Dundas Global Investors sees dividend growth, rather than dividend income itself, as the key to long-term outperformance. The numbers bear out the wisdom of that approach.

As advisers we tend to forget the incredible position in which we sit, as the stewards of client capital, with the power to determine what types of companies deserve or warrant additional investment. Our advocacy effectively provides capital to these companies to continue to grow and evolve.

From the goldsmiths who paved the way for modern currency, to the zealots pushing bitcoin’s potential, the common denominator holding up the fabric of the entire economic system is trust. But what underpins that trust?

An approved degree doesn’t necessarily make for a better adviser, but if the government wants to get the experienced pathway legislation right it must disclose which pathway an adviser took to accreditation.

The Inside Network’s Jimmy Dunn takes a good, long, drama-filled look at the latest wave of equity funds that base their investment philosophy on companies that are exclusively founder-led.

The new $3 million superannuation cap is a reminder that the system will never stand still, and diversification options like investment bonds will always be highly valued.

The quantum of licensees may be growing, but none of that growth is coming from the big end of town. Advice groups are increasingly eschewing larger groups and pursuing autonomy in the way they run their practice.

It’s deja vu for global supply chains, but this time it isn’t a wayward tanker in the Suez Canal, but rather a lack of water in the Panama Canal that is threatening to derail trade, curb company profits and drag GDP all over the world.