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Those pursuing a Royal Commission into the financial planning industry need to stop spinning and get their facts straight....

Mike Taylor writes that the reporting of breaches needs to be accepted as not only a legal obligation but part and parcel of running a financial services company. ...

Having a foot in the local market and offshore has allowed Legg Mason to leverage off a long track record and reposition itself for the current and next wave of investors...

Super funds had their worst month in June finishing down 2.1 per cent but managed to end the financial year on a high, according to SuperRatings....

Some superannuation funds are succeeding in retaining members post-retirment, with Vision Super revealing it is now managing more than $1.44 billion in post-retirement as...

Australian fund managers developing products for the SIV market would need to cater their products to suit their low appetite for risk in their investments....

While the GFC certainly dragged down investor sentiment, new data reveals Australian direct share ownership actually peaked in 2004....

Constant regulatory changes such as FOFA and grandfathering have halted projects to enhance platforms, a financial firm said....

Centrepoint Alliance is trialling an entry level robo-advice offering among one of its planning groups claiming it will reduce administration burdens for planners....

Deirdre Wroth explores whether super contribution splitting can help bridge the gap in super balances between men and women....

It is no longer about whether investors are comfortable with investing in China but about how they actively manage their exposures to make use of Chinese reforms going fo...

Nikko launches new global equities fund, K2 offers listed version of its global equities strategy and Prime Value offers cash fund to self directed investors....

Melbourne based boutique manager Cameron Harrison to provide managed account profile to advisers for their own use....

The value of indices and investment based on them has been demonstrated by the general failure of active managers claims S&P Dow Jones Indices executive....

Interconnected nature of stocks markets will mean volatility will affect local markets and continue for some time....

Employee share schemes now have a better incentive to qualify staff with a share discount of up to 15 per cent of market value for start-ups....

The ATO said that while it tries to resolve disputes in a quick and cost efficient way, it would opt for litigation if all other options failed....

APRA actions Financial System Inquiry recommendation telling banks to lift capital requirements backing residential mortgages....

The AIOFP has fired another shot in the direction of the FPA, AFA, and FSC claiming advisers were the victims of a political strategy to improve the image of those associ...