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Challenger International has attributed a 24 per cent rise in year-on-year profits to an increase in sales of annuity and funds management products....
Financial planning
FEARS OVER heightened market volatility in the Australian stockmarket following the confirmation of more US corporate accounting disasters and the crackdown by President ...
Financial planning
RAPID Ratings has joined forces with Brillient managing director Graham Rich to provide company and credit risk rating information to the Australian funds management and ...
Life/Risk
American International Assurance (Australia) (AIA) launched Women’s SmartCover, a female crisis assistance benefit, this month. This introduction of a targeted women’s pr...
Financial planning
The international share market has been tainted by a slump in performance in the past 12 months, while in comparison, managers on the local scene have battled ahead earni...
Financial planning
The ASX has confirmed IWL will merge with share market information system provider IRESS, giving both parties access to the financial planning and stockbroking industry’s...
Financial planning
The arrival of separate accounts will put further pressure on master trusts to reduce fees. As FIONA MOORE reports, master trusts could learn from separately managed acco...
Financial planning
Administration and software provider SunGard has slammed the progress of e-commerce in Australia’s financial services sector, despite the imminent announcement of a Mfund...
Financial planning
International research and consulting firm Cerulli Associates has approached a number of Australian research organisations with an offer to forge formal ties ahead of a w...
Financial planning
Over the last few years I’ve noticed that industry commentators are focussing on the issue of so called “independence” of advice and then drawing the conclusion that this...
Financial planning
Research house Morningstar says it is definitely not pulling out of the Australian market despite continuing industry speculation that such a move is imminent....
Financial planning
Van Eyk Research has placed a hold on Rothschild Australian Asset Management’s (RAAM) International Equities fund, going against decisions earlier in the week by both Ass...
Financial planning
Rothschild Australia Asset Management has announced that it is seeking equity partners to drive further growth in the Australian financial services market....
Funds management
Hedge fund manager specialist Financial Risk Management (FRM) has hit Australian shores, headed up by former Tower Asset Management chief executive Derek Goodyer....
Financial planning
When the Dimensional Value fund hit the top rung of the performance ladder for the year to May 31, the financial services industry let out a collective cry of surprise. J...
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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...
Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...
Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...