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The arrival of the Financial Services Reform Act in March last year engendered mixed feelings among those working in the financial services industry. At the corporate end...

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When consultant Pauline Vamos received a copy of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission’s Financial Services Reform Policy Statement 181, she was as much in...

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The monitoring and supervision of advisers by dealer groups for FSR compliance is “patchy”, according to Tribeca chief operating officer John Prowse....

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Assirt Research has placed Perpetual Investment’s international equity funds on hold, pending a formal review of the group’s new team, style, and process....

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Former InvestorWeb executives Toby Potter and Paul Collins have turned up at Model Portfolios, a new administration service for individually managed accounts....

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Thanks to another administrative mishap, Tower Limited has been ordered by the corporate regulator to give $1 million back to customers whom it accidentally overcharged a...

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MLC will present its new look MasterKey platform to the market next week when it goes live with a raft of changes announced late last year aimed at enabling advisers to m...

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The major obstacle to Australia becoming a regional centre for funds management has been removed by the Senate’s passage of the New International Tax Arrangements (Manage...

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Australian Unity Investments has continued to expand its specialisation in property funds management with the launch of a new high-yield mortgage trust....

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Online broking firm E*Trade Australia has scotched rumours it will torpedo technology group IWL’s efforts to acquire rival broking firm JDV following reports in today’s m...

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Set for a fresh dash down the acquisitions path, listed non-aligned dealer group Fiducian Portfolio Services today announced a shake-up of its distribution team....

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Merrill Lynch Investment Managers has created four distinct distribution divisions to replace its existing wholesale/retail configuration and has honed its sales structur...

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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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