Malavika Santhebennur

Malavika Santhebennur

Malavika Santhebennur was a news and features financial services journalist at Money Management, part of Financial Express. She has previously written in various industrial publications at Cirrus Media, including mining, food, franchising, and health.

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More SMSF trustees are seeking inexpensive ‘discounter’ advice online or over-the-phone as they look for low fees and charges, an industry consultant reports. ...

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ASIC has accepted an EU from Barakah Properties following concerns on how it raised funds to build an Islamic School in Melbourne. ...

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Wealth managers should add insurance to their suite of offerings to target the high net wealth investor market, which otherwise remains largely untapped....

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A new study suggests there is little empirical evidence to show super fund board independence leads to better investment performance, but it may lead to better perception...

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While a limited licence may seem like a more cost-effective option for accountants, this may not be the case when back office, continuing support and professional indemni...

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Macquarie has applied to the AAT to review ASIC’s decision to impose conditions on its AFSL following investigations into breach reports relating to client money provisio...

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Kaplan has announced an intensive workshop for accountants on the advice giving process, and translating that into statements of advice....

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The FSC, AIST, ASFA and ISA have all welcomed the Government’s move to enshrine superannuation in legislation, and hoped this would bring certainty to super policies. ...

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Market volatility is once again driving a rise in client demand for margin loans, similar to the pattern seen in 2012 during turbulent market conditions. ...

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Acquiring customers for robo-advice is a difficult task while making them pay for that service is almost impossible, according to a Melbourne Business School academic....

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