CPD: The case for Australian mid-caps – why quality is on sale

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Share prices move every day. The underlying value of the businesses behind those prices does not move nearly as often, or as much. That distinction matters more than usual right... Read more

CPD: Investment bonds revisited – understanding the fundamentals in a changing tax landscape

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For many years, investment bonds have occupied a relatively small corner of the Australian investment landscape. While familiar to some advisers, others may have had limited reason to consider them... Read more

CPD: Positioning portfolios for the next world order

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Key takeaways The global system is becoming more fragmented and policy-driven, leading to more uneven and less predictable market outcomes. Geopolitical risk is now persistent, showing up not just in... Read more

CPD: A review of the Code of Ethics (part one)

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The Financial Planners and Advisers Code of Ethics (Code) has sat at the centre of adviser conduct in Australia since it became mandatory on 1 January 2020. This article, proudly... Read more

CPD: Think your clients aren’t complaining? ASIC might disagree

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Complaints are so big right now 2026 has been a big year for financial services complaints, and not just numerically. Certainly, the volume of complaints is noteworthy. AFCA data[1] released... Read more

CPD: Permission to spend – why having enough isn’t enough in retirement

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The retirement spending puzzle In 2014, US researcher David Blanchett coined the term ‘retirement spending smile’[1], a concept that has since become embedded in mainstream retirement incomes thinking around the... Read more

CPD: Why private market assets belong in client portfolios

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Australia’s superannuation funds have quietly reshaped their portfolios over the past decade, and the numbers tell the private markets story better than any commentary can. Hostplus allocates 38% of its... Read more

CPD: Diversifying portfolios with Emerging Market debt

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For advisers building diversified portfolios, especially those focused on generating income, Emerging Markets (EM) debt deserves consideration. The asset class has converged steadily toward Developed Market (DM) standards over the... Read more

CPD: The end of tax certainty? Adviser use-cases for investment bonds after Budget 2026

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Why your peers are talking about investment bonds again A critical foundation of strategic financial advice is certainty about how a financial structure will be taxed, now and into the... Read more

CPD: Maximising super contributions before retirement

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For clients in their fifties and early sixties, superannuation stops being a distant concept and becomes a countdown. This article, proudly sponsored by Allianz Retire+, explores how clients can maximise... Read more