FINANCIAL PLANNING

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Ethical fund returns have had a rough six months competing in an environment of considerable sharemarket volatility, according to research undertaken by Lonsdale Securiti...

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Suncorp Metway has launched a new online margin lending service allowing retail investors to borrow up to 70 per cent of the market value of their portfolio from their de...

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Norwich Union Life is looking at organic growth for its life operations rather than making a string of acquisitions, the group’s managing director Alan Griffiths has anno...

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Beacon Financial Services has become the latest investment management business to suffer in the wake of a slowing economy and the September 11 tragedy in the US, announci...

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A dearth in the willingness of fund managers to engage in fee based competition has placed a dampener on efforts to reduce investment fees over the last six months, accor...

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Financial services training group the Australian Institute of Financial Services (AIFS) has been bought by business publisher and information group CCH Australia (CCH) fo...

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Challenger has opened its Australian share fund to retail investor in an attempt to capitalise on the success of its top ranking Australian equities team....

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JBWere Investment Management has rolled out a new selection of retail managed funds, which waives the initial fee for investors....

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Associated planners appears set to embark on a committed program of acquisitions following its purchase of a 50 per cent stake in the Queensland based <hl href="http://ww...

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An ex-financial adviser with Colonial Financial Services has been permanently banned from acting as a representative of a securities dealer for depositing clients’ funds ...

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The Financial Planning Association’s National Compliance Committee and Professional Standards National Advisory Committee chairman James Doogue will step down from the po...

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IOOF has indicated that it would tackle the issue of demutualisation, if its members should vote in favour of the proposal in April or May next year....

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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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