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Life/Risk

Premium rates for life cover products sold by financial advisers fell by an average of 10 per cent across 11 leading insurance providers between December 2004 and June 20...

Funds management

Investment strategies for Australian institutional investors posted mostly positive results for the September quarter spurred on by a strong local share market....

Financial planning

Australian investors remain pessimistic about the prospect of full market recovery, with their concern levels rising while return expectations are decreasing....

Financial planning

Australians have comfortably the highest median wealth of any country for the second year running, according to the Credit Suisse Global Wealth Report....

Superannuation

Information on fees is the largest member knowledge gap across all kinds of super funds, according to Investment Trends research commissioned by QSuper....

Editorial

Can the slower pace of Chinese economic growth diminish the appeal of Asian equities for Australian investors?...

Financial planning

Three Plan B board members have now departed as IOOF's takeover offer progresses to the compulsory stage....

Funds management

Most global fund managers have maintained a neutral view when it comes to their allocation to bonds and equities for the remainder of 2012, according to the latest HSBC F...

Funds management

The underlying asset prices of Australian exchange-traded funds (ETFs) swelled to grow the industry's market capitalisation by 3.9 per cent over September, according to B...

Superannuation

Despite current concerns over SMSF administration, only around 2 per cent of funds have a compliance issue, meaning there is no need for additional regulations, according...

Editorial

The popularity of term deposits is currently so high that other product providers need to fight for a little bit of airspace. But is it just a matter of time until term d...

Financial planning

SQM Research principal Louis Christopher has made the bold prediction that the housing market is about to enter into an imminent recovery phase....

Financial planning

Clearview has agreed to pay a special dividend as part of the implementation agreement with CCP BidCo....

Editorial

Investors naturally want to maximise return, but they need to do so in a way that moderates portfolio risk. Dr Stephen Nash explores the benefits of active switching betw...

Editorial

According to DEXX&R research, allocated pensions are still the most popular retirement incomes option....

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

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

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

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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 confirmed the industry funding levy for the 2024–25 financial year, and how much licensees can expect to pay....

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