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The financial services industry largely failed to protect its clients through the market decline. A focus on robust market valuation and a willingness to adjust portfolio...
Several myths have recently been propagated in relation to default superannuation funds and these demand a response, writes the Minister for Superannuation, Senator Nick ...
Mariner Financial has signalled it will reduce head count by 10 per cent and continue asset sales to raise funds to continue paying off debt...
IT now transpires that the Australian Securities and Investments Commission did receive four complaints relating to Storm Financial in the period 2006 to 2007. Trouble is...
OVER the past several years the Financial Planning Association (FPA) has, on its members’ behalf, run a substantial promotional campaign on the ‘value of advice’. This ha...
Dealer group Fiducian has reported a profit and improved dividend for the half year to December 2008, despite a 21 per cent fall in operating revenue and a market downtur...
Will not pay dividends for the half-year period....
Update points to profit of around 14 per cent on the back of strong Asia Pacific performance....
Posts loss but extends CEO contract....
Australian equities may still represent excellent value in the long-term, writes MATT DRENNAN. ...
Forget the fact that Storm Financial clients were paying hefty upfront fees, the collapse of the company represents a catalyst for the Federal Government to act on the qu...
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The succession dilemma is more than just a matter of commitments.This isn’t simply about younger vs. older advisers. It’...
Significant ethical issues there. If a relationship is in the process of breaking down then both parties are likely to b...
It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...