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As its North platform continues to develop as a player in the wraps space, AMP has made a number of enhancements to improve the platform's administrative capabilities....

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Emerging market (EM) countries have much stronger balance sheets, a more positive investment outlook and risks that are comparable to most developed market economies....

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Local Government Super has awarded a $90 million mandate to Hermes Fund Managers to launch its Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) strategy....

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The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has released an updated investor guide on unlisted property schemes, urging investors to seek financial advice...

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Investors have turned conservative in the wake of the US election, worried about the fiscal cliff and the Eurozone....

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Australian hedge fund managers currently manage around $208 billion in funds, trumping the absolute return hedge fund markets of Singapore and Hong Kong, according BasisP...

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BT Financial Group has launched a new product aimed at risk-averse clients that guarantees a 'minimum outcome' at the end of an agreed term....

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Renewed investor appetite for growth assets has seen the Australian exchange traded product (ETP) market reach $6 billion in size....

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Australian Unity Investments (AUI) has made the decision to close its Mortgage Income Trust (MIT) and Wholesale Mortgage Income Trust (WMIT)....

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Financial planners are ditching direct equities for managed funds, according to Zenith head of sales and marketing John Nicoll....

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ASIC is seeking penalties against the unlicensed operators of more than 12 offshore managed investment funds, which were found to comprise a single unregistered managed i...

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SQM Research has placed the Macquarie International Infrastructure Securities fund on a negative ratings watch due to the departure of portfolio manager Andrew Maple-Brow...

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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

5 months 1 week ago

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

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The FSCP has issued a written direction to an adviser who charged clients “extraordinary fees” for inappropriate and conflicted advice, as well as encouraged them to swit...

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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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