A quote in the media by an AMP Financial Planning official that industry funds are “opaque” threatens to reignite a war of words between Industry Funds Services and the d...
Lonsec has rated two global property securities funds as ‘highly recommended’, five as ‘recommended’ and two as ‘investment grade’ in its inaugural review of the sector....
A bounce-back in the June quarter has lifted IPO activity for 2005-06 to a projected $13.2 billion in funds, according to a quarterly IPO report by Deloitte Corporate Fin...
Standard & Poor’s is urging investors to review their exposure to emerging markets on the basis that current volatility in the sector is making them “less useful as a por...
Professional Investment Services has moved into top spot in the 2005-06 Money Management Top 100 Dealer Group survey, displacing AMP Financial Planning as the nation’s la...
Ipac Securities has appointed US-based equity manager Arrowstreet Capital to manage the international small companies component of its diversified funds, replacing Capita...
Listed financial planning and accounting business WHK Group will acquire three new practices, including a Cairns-based financial planning and accounting practice operatin...
ASFA’s chief executive officer Philippa Smith has welcomed the superannuation proposals in last month’s Federal Budget as “radical, bold and far reaching”, while calling ...
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...
ASIC has banned two advisers from the same advice firm for giving clients inappropriate superannuation advice that was not in their best interests. ...
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...