Special Reports

Finding leaders amongst followers

Platform providers reveal why innovation is at the top of their priorities and how they’re responding to adviser demands Recep Peker, senior analyst ... [more]

Move over, managed funds

Financial planners have known and - mostly - loved traditional managed funds for decades, but a shift away to offering direct equities continues ... [more]

Move over, managed funds

The days of a planner’s investment proposition offering only managed funds are long gone. While these traditional investment vehicles still receive the majority ... [more]

Finding leaders among followers

Platform providers reveal why innovation is at the top of their priorities and how they’re responding to adviser demands. Krystine Lumanta reports.  [more]

That’s life: how technology is driving adviser gains

The kinds of improvements that technology in insurance can bring to advisers are not trivial. And life companies haven’t finished with developments in ... [more]

The case for global infrastructure

Infrastructure as an asset class only started to gain some attention maybe five or 10 years ago. However, after demonstrating the benefits of ... [more]

A rethink on managed funds

The age of technology has brought massive change to many facets of everyday living, in ways that previous generations could only have dreamed ... [more]

Fixed opinions

Lisa Pennell delves into the world of fixed interest and finds there’s a strong case for bonds as a defence against plummeting sharemarkets.  [more]

Cautious optimism for year ahead

As the green shoots of recovery start to appear, investors are advised not to wait until the global economy is in full bloom ... [more]

The ‘pig in a python’ drives a rethink on retirement income

A looming demographic shift will challenge financial planners’ ability to produce income solutions for clients. But fund managers are under increasing pressure to ... [more]