Gone are the days when super funds were simply retirement savings vehicles.
The evolution of superannuation now sees funds offering financial advice (through the expansion of simple or intra-fund advice) and even daily share trading in the case of AustralianSuper.
AustralianSuper’s decision to introduce a daily share trading …
Sit down and get comfortable – all the signs are we are going to be here for a while yet.
One of the indicators that we watch really close at burningpants is how much cash is being stored in the system and what the propensity to store cash …
UK investor confidence has risen since the middle of 2010 despite broader public outrage last week at a surprise 0.5% contraction in the economy – ahead of many of the yet-to-impact cuts in public spending this year.
Chancellor George Osborne was derided for his British take on the …
It is sometimes said that pundits and politicians can talk an economy into recession. Whether or not this is true, many in the West are ignoring the evidence of recovery and growth in large parts of the world because they are preoccupied with the problems of the G7.…
US advisers licensed through one of the big six wirehouses are expected to rebalance more than twice the level of a client’s portfolio than independent financial advisers, according to Fahrenheit – a new tracker tool.
Advisers working at the likes of Morgan Stanley, Merrill Lynch or Wells Fargo …
There is a common perception that the male in the household is the primary decision-maker when it comes to financial matters – particularly for older generations.
But while men continue to be the main breadwinner in the majority of households, this does not necessarily mean that they are …
