Forewarned is forearmed: The quixotic challenge of today's equity marketsBY HUGH SELBY-SMITH | FRIDAY, 27 JUN 2025 1:39PM Like Don Ǫuixote, today's markets are driven by powerful narratives, and there is value in stepping back to examine what's actually hiding in plain sight.
 Aging gracefully. Sometimes.There was thinking that defining the objective of superannuation in legislation would fix things. Not so apparently. I love the smell of NAPLAN in the morningAs a young high school teacher in country NSW, parent teacher nights were events to dread: "You don't have children do you, Mr Dunnin?" "No," I would ...  We do know what is good for us, despite natural instinctsWould you rather $100 in 12 months or $120 in 13 months? How about $100 now or $120 in 30 days? One would think the answer would be the same in both cases ...  Time to play the man, not the ballSuperannuation has become a political football of late and it is harming industry progress. Is there a war on young people?Musician and guitarist Paul Kantner from the iconic San Francisco rock band Jefferson Airplane once famously said "if you can remember anything about ... When cybercrime siphons superAs a participant in the daily media landscape I would be unsettled to find superannuation funds and wider industry bodies that are ill-prepared for crisis ... Australia needs you...if you're a taxpayerDuncan Storrar did Australia an almighty favour last month. He showed, in the media circus that erupted around him, how dysfunctional is Australia's tax ... Do funds need advisers to deliver advice?One of the most important yet difficult challenges facing a post-modern superannuation fund is how to deliver more financial advice to ... Your election how-to-vote cardAbout a fortnight ago the Australian Institute of Company Directors began its campaign calling for a 2017 referendum on four-year fixed terms of federal ... |
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