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The Australian economy is entering 2000 firing on all cylinders. The unemployment rate is at 9½ year lows, building approvals are at 5 year highs, housing finance commitm...

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Industry pundits believe that planning groups and fund managers could be set for a tough year in 2000, following 1999 buying revelry. Samantha Walker investigates just wh...

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As the New Year dawns, some industry pundits took the time to gaze into their crystal balls. Jason Spits reports on what they saw for the world economy in 2000. No man’s...

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Table: The All Ords at the end of 2000 Macquarie Bank’s Greg Matthews 3100 Ord Minnett’s David Cassidy 3200 BT Funds Management’s Michael Coop 3300 JB Were’s Jus...

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High profile industry figure Toby Potter is to leave Ausmaq in late January to be-gin work with research house Morningstar....

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Westpac is aiming to sell financial services products to 30 per cent of its 5.6 mil-lion strong customer database. Westpac has sold financial services products to 450,000...

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The Mawson Group will this year offer its advisers the chance of an equity stake in the group, according to chairman Peter Johnson....

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There’s been plenty reason to pop the champagne corks and there could be plenty more as the Australian economy enters 2000 firing on all cylinders. The unemployment rate...

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The Japanese investment market will continue to shine over the next two to three years, according to one of Japan’s biggest fund managers. DLIBJ Asset Management senior r...

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Consumer confidence in New Zealand has reached its highest level in three years ac-cording to the latest WestpacTrust McDermott Miller survey. Results for the December 19...

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Writs were served on the three proposed Consolidated Financial Services (CFS) directors just before Christmas, claiming unlimited damages over a number of issues...

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The Australian Securities and Investment commission (ASIC) has permanently banned Ian William Pavletich, a former representative of Hillross Financial Serv-ices, from act...

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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

5 months 3 weeks ago

Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

6 months ago

Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

8 months ago

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

3 weeks 4 days ago

Despite the financial adviser exam being rooted in ethics, two professional year advisers believe the lack of support and transparency from the regulator around the exam ...

2 weeks 2 days ago

ASIC has banned two advisers from the same advice firm for giving clients inappropriate superannuation advice that was not in their best interests. ...

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