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Funds management

While India may not be the first port of call for fund managers looking to expand overseas, some managers are already looking to cement their fledgling positions there....

Financial planning

In an effort to attract clients who wish to invest into low risk schemes, Investors Mutual and South Australian based friendly society Lifeplan have launched a joint fund...

Financial planning

New Zealand equities, bonds and property are looking like attractive investments over the coming year, a Morningstar roundtable has found....

Financial planning

AMP remains Australia’s biggest retail fund manager while the BT Group is clawing back market share, according to the latest figures from Plan for Life....

Financial planning

New Zealand’s retail funds management industry suffered a slowdown in growth during the December 1999 quarter according to the latest IPAC market share report....

Financial planning

Last year, your money would have done better in bank vaults than in many other fixed interest securities. Zilla Efrat investigates whether it’s safe to put your toe back ...

Financial planning

The number of people licensed to use the CFP designation in the United States has broken the 35,000 barrier and set a new record, according to the Certified Financial Pla...

Funds management

Members of major superannuation funds could be forgiven for thinking last year’s bull run passed them by as Australian pooled superannuation funds recorded their lowest r...

Financial planning

Australian shares have bounced back to become by far and away the best invest-ment sector in November....

Financial planning

The world’s largest active fixed interest manager, US-based PIMCO, says there is a unique opportunity for fixed interest investors in the middle range of credit qual-ity ...

Financial planning

US online trading falls in step with industry Online broking is showing its first signs of maturing in the US, with daily trades fal-ling for the first time in the three ...

Accounting

Accountants must lay to rest preconceived notions of financial services groups if they are to maker a dent on the financial planning business....

Funds management

Friendly society funeral, education and income bonds have been granted a short reprieve from being taxed, and the industry is continuing to fight for tax-exemption....

Superannuation

As member choice gains prominence, people are being given more responsibility for looking after their golden years. Recent research, however, raises concerns about just h...

Financial planning

European investors are becoming increasingly concerned at the high concentration of investment in telecommunication bonds....

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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

5 months 4 weeks ago

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

6 months ago

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

8 months ago

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

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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....

4 weeks ago

The Federal Court has made interim travel restraint orders against two Falcon Capital directors, while also freezing one director’s assets....

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