Brisbane adviser sees assets frozen by ASIC

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The corporate regulator has commenced “urgent” Federal Court proceedings against a Brisbane-based financial adviser in connection to financial advice and activities on client trading accounts.

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Pinnacle flagged as ‘standout’ manager amid new UK affiliate

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Pinnacle remains a “standout” fund manager, according to Morningstar, amid a challenging backdrop for active asset management and the addition of a new global equities affiliate from the UK.

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Iress partners with Ensombl on advice tech skills

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Financial services software Iress and digital community platform Ensombl have partnered up to strengthen the technology skills of financial advisers and paraplanners through a new initiative.

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How should advice practices charge their clients?

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Two separate studies have discovered the majority of advised clients prefer to pay a flat fee for financial advice, while unearthing how much they are willing to pay for the service.

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Relative Return: Interest reignites in cash as an asset class

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In this episode of Relative Return, host Laura Dew speaks with Daniel Bower, chief product officer at FinClear, and Bill Keogh, chief executive of Transact1 (a FinClear subsidiary) to discuss cash as an asset class.

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ASIC puts super funds on notice over advice fee deductions

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ASIC has called on superannuation funds to improve their oversight of advice fee deductions following an investigation of 10 trustees that found $990 million was charged in one year.

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Meet the Manager: Andrew Mitchell of Ophir

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In this latest Meet the Manager profile, Money Management speaks with Ophir Asset Management co-founder and portfolio manager Andrew Mitchell.

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Platinum sees 11% FUM decline after heavy insto redemptions

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Platinum Asset Management saw outflows of $1.65 billion in April, partly as a result of redemptions from institutional mandates and product rationalisation initiatives.

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Trustees face breach risk under advice deduction proposals

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Financial services lawyers believe the government may have good intentions, but the proposed legislation leaves superannuation trustees targeting an unachievable “standard of perfection” when it comes to advice deductions.

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