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Mutual fund assets in Asia, excluding Japan, are expected to grow to a figure of US$495 billion by 2006, up from US$252 billion at the end of 2001, according to a recent ...

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THE long-standing legal dispute between Morningstar and its previous managing director Graham Rich may stall despite a court order for Morningstar to file a defence by Se...

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Two people associated with the failed Lifestyle property group in Melbourne will know their punishment later this month after being ordered to appear for sentencing in th...

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LOWELL Flinders, the dealer group headed up by long-standing industry figure and former Financial Planning Association (FPA) chair John Godfrey, is seeking to expand and ...

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THE Treasury Group has flatly denied speculation it will finance a new boutique fund management operation by the soon to depart senior portfolio manager at Perpetual, Pet...

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BT Funds Management will face even further scrutiny of its acquisition by Westpac, with Australia’s major financial planning dealerships reviewing whether to pull their i...

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Assirt associate director Anthony Serhan has left the research house on Friday of last week bringing the total number of departures from the group in recent months to fou...

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MELBOURNE-based Kevin Bailey has been rated Australia’s top financial adviser under a new system of ranking planners released by the Adviser Ratings group this week....

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LIFE insurance houses have finally admitted what the funds management industry has known for some time – that third party financial planners hold the reins when distribut...

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MORE than a dozen people have indicated they will run for one of four positions up for election on the board of the Financial Planning Association (FPA)....

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A psychologist will be provided to clients of a new personal advisory company, Mentor, to increase advisor ability to make the right choice of investment for individual c...

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THE FINANCIAL Planning Association (FPA) in the US has voiced its strong opposition to a US House Committee White Paper that the association says threatens US workers’ ab...

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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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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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