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The FPA has told financial advisers not to be afraid of possible costs to their business that will be imposed when the Government releases its long awaited anti-money lau...

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The Federal Government has come a step closer to formulating new legislation to combat money laundering in a third meeting on the topic with key industry representatives ...

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In the first six months of 2005 there has been a 6 per cent increase in the number of financial planners in the industry, according to a new study....

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The recently departed head of Westpac Bank’s in-house financial planners, Justin Greiner, has ended up working for a former boss, taking on the lead distribution role at ...

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Maple-Brown Abbot has been replaced by MIR Investment Management as part of a suite of substantial mandate changes to Advance Asset Management’s billion dollar multi-blen...

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Mellon Financial Corporation has bought out Russell Investment Group’s share of the firms’ 50-50 joint venture and renamed the US based performance measurement and risk a...

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Despite recent criticism by the corporate regulator, financial planners have won a major concession that will allow them to recommend clients change super funds, even if ...

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Mercer Human Resources Consulting has reopened the debate about allowing fund members to access their superannuation early to help pay for mortgages and other purchases....

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New research issued by Industry Funds Services yesterday has added fuel to a heated ongoing debate within the industry over the comparative ‘net benefit to members’ of in...

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All the trouble Perpetual Investments went to set up its Dublin-based international share fund looks to be paying off, with three Australian research houses slapping a st...

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The global chief executive of index manager Vanguard has admonished Australian fund managers for a culture of high fees and a lack of transparency in the reporting of per...

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The popularity of Virgin Superannuation’s website has jumped in the last month, with research revealing it to be the most visited business and finance website between mid...

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

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

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