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AXA Asia Pacific has recorded a less than stellar nine months in Australia and New Zealand amid the speculation around the abortive National Australia Bank bid....

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Speculation has emerged about the Federal Government’s regulation of product design within the reverse mortgage sector....

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The Commonwealth Bank has launched a new division for ultra high-net-worth clients called Commonwealth Private Office....

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Concerns have been raised about the nature of the professional development being delivered to advisers at dealer group conferences....

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The Rule of Law Institute has opposed new legislation which would increase ASIC’s powers....

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Listed dealer group Snowball has undertaken an $18 million share placement to pay for its new platform arrangements and prepare for acquisition opportunities in a consoli...

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A large proportion of industry super funds have high numbers of relatively small investment mandates, ultimately driving up the cost of investment management for members....

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Advisers are increasingly considering abandoning international shares when trying to develop portfolio construction strategies for their clients, according to Strategy St...

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Surging share markets propelled retail master trusts ahead of industry funds in September....

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Industry super fund ESI Super has employed Provisio Technologies software to speed up the delivery of ‘defined scope’ advice to its members....

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AFA president Jim Taggart has attacked the millions of dollars expended by industry funds in attacking advisers....

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Analysis from Citigroup has highlighted the fact that providers of intra-fund advice will not be immune to cost pressures if the Government’s proposed expansion of ...

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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

5 months 3 weeks ago

Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

5 months 3 weeks ago

Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

7 months 4 weeks ago

The RBA has handed down its much-anticipated rate decision, following widespread expectations of a close call....

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ASIC has confirmed the industry funding levy for the 2024–25 financial year, and how much licensees can expect to pay....

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The Federal Court has made interim travel restraint orders against two Falcon Capital directors, while also freezing one director’s assets....

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