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UBS Global Asset Management has closed its Australian equities book to new institutional mandates, opting to use its remaining funds under management capacity to source m...

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Garrisons Financial Planning has signed an exclusive three year agreement with Queensland Police Credit Union (QPCU) to provide financial planning services to its 34,000 ...

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The financial services industry’s preoccupation with large-scale business operations is creating significant performance issues for bigger players in the industry, argues...

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A growing number of financial planners are ordering dealer groups to sign restraint of trade agreements to protect their client bases and opting not to sign-up with group...

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Financial planners and dealer groups may be held liable for incidental advice or even casual comments after a recent decision by the Financial Industry Complaints Service...

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A recent tour of Europe got Tom Collins thinking about local perceptions to financial services, particularly in relation to distribution....

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Bonds have traditionally been seen as the safe alternative and have performed particularly well in recent times. But how long will it last? Ben Abbott reports....

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Technology makes life as a financial planner easier… right? Well, yes – if you know how to use it well. Among the most popular of all desktop technologies are Outlook and...

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AXA Asia Pacific subsidiary, NMMT, has given an enforceable undertaking to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) after its failure in lodging a roll...

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The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) is continuing its campaign against parties linked to the failed multi-level investment scheme, the Wattle Grou...

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Australia’s larger financial institutions have begun receiving their Australian Financial Services Licences (AFSL) in compliance with the Financial Services Reform (FSR) ...

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Fund manager investment style was irrelevant as individual manager stock-picking strategies resulted in many benefiting from the continued resurgence of the domestic equi...

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