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Financial planning

Research firm CoreData has warned changes to adviser remuneration in the UK may see many consumers priced out of the market, with the group identifying a fee ceiling of 1...

Funds management

Australian commercial property has improved by almost 5 percentage points since June 2009, according to the PCA/IPD Australia Property Index for the June quarter....

Financial planning

IG Markets and CMC Markets dominate a growing CFD sector....

Financial planning

The PortfolioConstruction Conference launches in Sydney today with Pimco’s Bill Gross describing the new normal....

Financial planning

Market sentiment is down and share trader retail investors are slightly keener to seek financial advice and education, according to the latest CMC Markets Share Trader In...

Financial planning

Advisers are underestimating the return potential of fixed income with a focus on reducing volatility, according to PIMCO....

Editorial

Challenger believes the times and an ageing population are on its side....

Financial planning

Australian financial planners are becoming increasingly gloomy about the outlook for the industry, according to the latest research released by Wealth Insights. ...

Financial planning

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s rationale for blocking the National Australia Bank (NAB) bid for AXA Asia Pacific, and the cost to NAB of handing the...

Funds management

The Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index gained 1.59 per cent in July, its best performance in four months, leaving it up 2.22 per cent so far in 2010....

Financial planning

New research reveals a dramatic shift away from managed funds towards direct equities and other listed investments, as the effect of increased investor fee aversion and d...

Financial planning

Australian investors may be uncertain about the future but the election has proved no impediment to their activity....

Financial planning

Both the Government and elements of the industry are demanding the Government produce a comprehensive policy on superannuation....

Financial planning

As direct investments become more popular, with ETFs in particular gaining ground, Janine Mace discovers that for many consumers cash is still king....

Financial planning

Advertised financial services jobs have dropped 1.5 per cent in July, according to the Advantage Job Index....

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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

5 months 2 weeks ago

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

5 months 2 weeks ago

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

7 months 3 weeks ago

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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