The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has thrown its weight behind the CLERP 6 reforms, but still has concerns over some of the detail....
An ambitious financial planning co-operative has hit a snag, with directors wrangling over control of the group. ...
Thanks, Nick Bruining, for drawing attention to one of the real business issues facing practitioners - that of ongoing remuneration ownership vesting with principals or a...
Most Australians you speak to today are focussed on one, or both, of two upcoming events: New Year’s Eve and the Olympics. But for those of us who work in the financial s...
A recent study has found that financial advisers are less aware of their Y2K than they ought to be. John Desmond outlines the findings of the survey and the impact of the...
Venture capital has long been a staple of super funds in Australia and a standard investment sector for sophisticated US investors. Gareth Cosslett explores the possibili...
The notion of “young turks” being given huge amounts of money to play with appears to be a myth in world of funds management the world over. However, each market has its ...
Commonwealth Financial Services’ more cautious investment style appears to be working. Zilla Efrat takes a look at its philosophy and approach to investment decisions....
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Far from being a threat to advisers, those financial service providers with a strong track record in the direct business often bring the same levels of service to adviser...
While hedge funds and managed futures have been in existence for decades, it is only recently that growth has taken off in the US and Europe. Rick D Bernie believes there...
Australian Stock Exchange executives are busy gathering feedback from fund managers and other users of the all ordinaries index which could result in a major shake-up of ...
Significant ethical issues there. If a relationship is in the process of breaking down then both parties are likely to b...
It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...
So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...