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Westpac leverages its St George assets in Victoria to launch a new brand – Bank of Melbourne....

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A proliferation of exchange-traded fund (ETF) products may be leading some advisers to take over full responsibility for asset allocation within client portfolios, prompt...

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The emerging markets bubble has not burst, and Fidelity International is considering introducing an emerging markets fund to Australia....

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The legacy of the global financial crisis may still be apparent in the long-term returns of Australian property securities funds, but Standard & Poor’s believes the secto...

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Emerging markets still have strong growth potential despite the current market weakness, and will provide a range of buying opportunities this year....

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The challenge for investors and advisers when it comes to investing in emerging markets is harnessing the benefits of anticipated sustained economic growth of developing ...

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Investors looking for contrarian opportunities should be watching the international equities market in the year ahead, according to BlackRock international equities speci...

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The popularity of hedge funds seems to have drawn the attention of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), which is seeking to provide further disclo...

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Although emerging markets recorded moderate results compared to other hedge fund strategies in January 2011, they have delivered the biggest annual average return over th...

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ING’s decision to exit its real estate exposures and sell its property funds has resulted in an ‘on hold’ rating from S&P....

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The Australian Real Estate Investment Trust (A-REIT) sector has performed well coming out of the global financial crisis, but continues to be the laggard compared to its ...

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One of the big surprises of 2010 was that Australian equities underperformed the US equity market, according to managing director of Kapstream Capital, Kumar Palghat....

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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

5 months ago

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

5 months 1 week ago

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

7 months 1 week ago

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 cancelled the AFSL of an advice firm associated with Shield and First Guardian collapses, and permanently banned its responsible manager. ...

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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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