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Assessing the impact on Australian small caps

The COVID-19 global pandemic is unfolding quite differently to all other major market events seen through history. Governments globally are facing a delicate...

Not even normal for a crash

Stock markets have crashed, we can be confident of that. History suggests there is no quick recovery from crashes like these, which means lasting consequences...

A 10-point plan to avoid recession

The world economy is teetering on a knife edge: the Chinese and Indian economies were slowing even before the COVID-19 Coronavirus, and as Australia was...

Forget more compulsory super

The Grattan Institute has released its submission to the government's retirement incomes review, a review called in anticipation of five annual increases in...

Restore tax in the super pension phase

The government's retirement income review is being told our current tax and benefit treatment of retirement incomes is a mess.

Choosing a brand for the future

As a business evolves, one of the issues it must deal with is whether its branding adequately reflects product and service expansion over time. This is a...

The rise of renters by choice

The private rental sector has expanded at more than twice the rate of the increase in Australian households in the last two decades. This increasingly diverse...

Changing ETF landscape in 2020

The ETF landscape continues to rapidly expand beyond the replication of major stock market indices such as the S&P/ASX 200 and S&P 500. Today's investor can...

Scrutiny will lead to improved outcomes

Over the last few weeks there has been a heightened level of debate concerning Listed Investment Companies (LICs) and Listed Investment Trusts (LITs). As...

We need to modernise how we measure national wealth

I recently tried an experiment. I changed several light bulbs, and since one required a little rewiring, I sent my wife (also known as the majority...

A crisis of underinsurance threatens to scar rural Australia permanently

Australia is in the midst of a bushfire crisis that will affect local communities for years, if not permanently, due to a national crisis of underinsurance.

A crisis of underinsurance threatens to scar rural Australia permanently

Australia is in the midst of a bushfire crisis that will affect local communities for years, if not permanently, due to a national crisis of underinsurance.

Limiting cash payments to $10,000 is more dangerous than you might think

We are used to being able to pay for things with legal tender. Other than in special circumstances, refusing to accept cash can have legal consequences.

The great wealth transfer: the risks and opportunities for advice firms

Australia, like the rest of the developed world, is on the verge of the largest intergenerational wealth transfer in history. It's estimated more than $3...

We're delaying major life events and our retirement income system hasn't caught up

Asked to conduct an independent review of Australia's retirement income system, the panel appointed by treasurer Josh Frydenberg reported on Friday that it was...

The robbery of the century

It has been called "the robbery of the century". Martin Shields and Nicholas Diable, two British investment bankers, are on trial in Germany for helping...