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More than $3.4 billion in superannuation has been lost by Australians, with the amount held in unclaimed accounts growing by more than $1 billion a year....

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A networking system that has captured 90 per cent of the institutional funds man-agement market in Canada has officially landed in Australia....

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Fund managers and financial planners are not servicing high net worth clients ef-fectively and fail to meet their needs according to a Melbourne planner and portfo-lio ma...

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Consistent growth from blue chip stock over a period of time is almost impossible, says US-based Alliance Capital vice-chairman Al Harrison....

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Resource stocks have been the darlings of the stock market this year. Zilla Efrat asks if the good times will continue to roll....

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New Zealand First’s proposed compulsory superannuation scheme would act “like a big unit trust but with no fees” according to NZ First analyst Roly Metge....

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Macquarie Portfolio Services reckons it can sign up 40 financial planning dealer groups to its new wrap service by the end of next year....

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Job prospects in the financial services and insurance sector continue to brighten....

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Legg Mason has become the latest US mutual fund manager to buy into the European market, with the purchase of UK fund manager Johnson Fry for about US$70 million, the fir...

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IOOF's 30 per cent rise in funds under management during the last financial year has come from independent financial advisers, says managing director Rob Turner....

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Australian Unity will continue to grow its funds management operation in the next financial year as the traditional friendly society business continues its slow decline, ...

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All planners know the pitfalls of recommending investments that do not fit the risk profile of their clients. Putting aside the ultimate scenario of a disgruntled investo...

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

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Libby Roy has been appointed as an independent non-executive director on the board of AZ NGA....

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