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HFA Asset Management’s conscious effort to become more proactive with institutional investors has begun to pay dividends with the winning of a $60 million international s...

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Creating another four example statements of advice, including one with a “real fair dinkum super switch”, will be among the corporate regulator’s chief tasks in the year ...

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A former NAB financial planner is facing criminal charges for allegedly defrauding bank customers of more than $4.7 million over a seven-year period....

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Skandia will add six new funds to its investment menus on all products, except corporate superannuation, in response to market trends identified during the firm’s most re...

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IFSA has welcomed a decision by the International Investment Funds Association to adopt a statement of principles recognising the important role of investment funds in gl...

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Corporate super advisers are seeking further guidance from ASIC on the provision of advice to fund members, particularly in areas where individuals are seeking more perso...

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While most gatherings of financial planners and accountants feature a lot of grumbling about superannuation complexity and compliance, the business reality is that most n...

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A potential disadvantage of outsourcing paraplanning is that advisers can come to rely so much on the services of a paraplanning firm, that they abdicate their profession...

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SRI is continuing to gain momentum, with funds under management in ethical investments reaching $7.67 billion, and AMP Financial Planning and Ethical Investment Services ...

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A former National Australia Bank financial planner is facing criminal charges for allegedly defrauding bank customers of more than $4.7 million over a seven-year period....

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Mercer Investment Consulting has signalled its intention to expand its research capabilities in 2006 to incorporate some of the more popular new investment strategies inv...

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The merger between high-end financial planning groups Centrestone Wealth Management and the Berkley Group, initiated in April 2005 to maintain their independence, has cul...

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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

5 months 4 weeks ago

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

6 months ago

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

8 months 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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