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The Commonwealth Ombudsmen has released a report calling on the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) to supply more information to investors caught up in mass marketed tax mi...

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Count Financial’s wrap account, the wealth-e-account, has broken the $1 billion threshold for funds under administration after only 3 years in operation, leaving Count ma...

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Saxby Bridge Financial Planning has had its securities dealer license stripped and one of its investment advisers banned for five years following the latest crackdown on ...

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Snowball has just introduced a wrap account aiming to attract wealth accumulators, DIY super funds and corporate super funds....

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Financial services job prospects for the next three months are the grimmest seen for some time after the events of September 11, figures from the latest TMP Worldwide job...

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Despite recent, sizeable purchases and a general downturn in the market InvestorWeb (IWL) has reported a further quarter of positive operating cash flow, shrugging off ca...

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The burgeoning union backed industry superannuation fund sector will prove the greatest threat to the viability of boutique financial planning groups over the next decade...

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The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has re-signed a number of Board members up for re-election after serving their two year terms....

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Fund performance tables can be a misleading indicator of actual performance without looking into the driving factors, according to a Macquarie Funds Management study....

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The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has issued an interim stop order on Hedge Fund of Australia’s (HFA) short form wholesale offering document for...

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Tower Asset Management (TAM) chief investment officer Craig Turnbull has left the funds management group after it announced a restructure within the senior ranks....

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Risk profiling group ProQuest is close to signing deals with four financial services groups in moves that will expand its Australian presence as well as launching its bra...

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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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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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