Any adviser unclear over the extent to which super choice will raise the bar on their duty of care towards clients need only look to the recent experience of their collea...
The Financial Planning Association is attributing a rebound in its financial position to a successful 2004 Annual Convention....
The planning practice of former Financial Planning Association board member Laura Menschik has joined forces with two other boutiques to set up a new business combining f...
It is a cruel irony that last year’s outperformance of the Australian equities sector should give few clues to fund manager performance during 2004 and the 12 months ahea...
Mariner Financial moved into the boutique investment management market yesterday with a 47 per cent stock acquisition of pooled development fund JAM Development Capital....
Gearing is successful in a “majority of occasions” as an investor strategy to add value to a portfolio, according to new research by MLC....
An Adelaide-based managed investment scheme that allegedly owes at least 78 investors about $56 million has been closed off by an interim order of the Federal Court....
The research fund run by Insurance Australia Group’s funds management arm is Mercer Investment Consulting’s top performing Australian share manager in the 12 months to Ju...
The agribusiness managed investment scheme industry raised $1.024 million in 2004-05, up 54 per cent on 2003-04, according to an Australian Agribusiness Group report....
A reshuffle of Promina Group’s executive management team will see Tyndall Investment Management’s chief executive and chief investment officer Michael Goode reporting to ...
The RBA has handed down its much-anticipated rate decision, following widespread expectations of a close call....
Despite the financial adviser exam being rooted in ethics, two professional year advisers believe the lack of support and transparency from the regulator around the exam ...
Australian retirees could increase their projected annual incomes by as much as 51 per cent through comprehensive financial advice, according to a Vanguard study, but cos...
So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...
Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...
Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...