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The Australian Securities and Investments Commission, for the first time ever, has released super fund performance data aimed at providing members with reasonable expecta...

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Perpetual Trustees has been given the green light by Irish authorities to kick off its new Dublin-based global equities business, with the go-ahead coinciding with today’...

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Fidelity Investments has made its first real stand-alone push into the financial planning market in Australia, launching both a domestic and international equity fund in ...

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Perth-based dealer firm Western Pacific Financial Group will become almost exclusively owned by its collective of financial advisers after divesting two group holdings to...

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Women continue to be at a significant disadvantage to their male counterparts when it comes to superannuation, according to financial planning firm Bridges....

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The Federal Government will kick off the multi-million dollar awareness campaign surrounding choice of superannuation fund in April....

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Balanced funds that were overweight in Australian shares performed best last month, as the ‘January effect’ lifted the local bourse but passed over the US and Japanese ex...

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As part of a plan to offer advisers an in-house direct investment capability, independent dealer group Mawson Securities has bought Adelaide based stockbroking and invest...

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AXA Asia Pacific reported an 18 per cent rise in operating earnings (excluding health) to $354.2 million this morning, yet this failed to translate into higher margins wi...

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Macquarie Wrap’s record December performance that saw it attract more than half a billion dollars in inflows will help the bank’s Financial Services Group to a strong res...

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Richard Borysiewicz has been rewarded for a successful seven months heading distribution for Skandia by being granted a place on the group’s board....

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A Queensland based man has been committed to stand trial after an investigation by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission alleged he dishonestly induced inv...

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

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The FSCP has issued a written direction to an adviser who charged clients “extraordinary fees” for inappropriate and conflicted advice, as well as encouraged them to swit...

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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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