One of the most significant consumer protection challenges within financial advice – and financial services more broadly – is the protection of vulnerable clients. Regulators around the world are becoming [...]
To best understand how and why clients make decisions about their finances, particularly in retirement, advisers must consider ‘investor behaviour’ and the factors that underpin those decisions. This should be [...]
Background Since their inception, financial markets have provided investors with the opportunity to increase their wealth. However, this is of course not always the case – at times, and without [...]
Investors and advisers alike are well accustomed to ‘long-only’ investing, while short selling is often perceived negatively. However, long/short equity strategies can often deliver better returns and lower volatility for [...]
It’s been five years since the Hayne Royal Commission handed down its final report. That same year, the Financial Planners and Advisers Code of Ethics was introduced (but not yet [...]
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