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Financial planning

Retail funds under management have recovered from the depths of the GFC, but the recovery has tapered....

Editorial

The Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund Index has recorded its largest drop since November 2008, losing 2.76 per cent in May - although it still comfortably outperformed oth...

Superannuation

Superannuation should be included in the paid parental leave scheme discussions currently before the Senate, according to Investment and Financial Services Association (I...

Financial planning

India's growth story is more positive than most emerging markets, according to Fiducian investment manager Conrad Burge....

Rate the raters

The results of the annual Money Management Rate the Raters survey have shown research houses are still in favour. However, there is still room for improvement. Angela Fah...

Financial planning

Australia’s total estimated superannuation assets increased by 2.6 per cent in the March 2010 quarter to $1.26 trillion....

Financial planning

Nearly half of Australian financial planners expect their practices to be adversely affected by the Government’s proposed annual opt-in provisions for ongoing adviser ser...

Financial planning

Australia’s major retail funds management ratings houses need to improve their turnaround times, according to the findings of Money Management’s 2010 Rate the Raters surv...

Financial planning

Bank workers are feeling under pressure to sell credit and other financial products to customers who cannot afford them, according to the Finance Sector Union....

Financial planning

Women in the Australian financial services industry do not feel they are afforded the same opportunities as their male counterparts, particularly where remuneration and p...

Financial planning

Boutique fund managers are battling through a difficult market, but Instreet believes there will always be a demand for customised products....

Financial planning

Australian private companies are readying for business expansion, in a marked contrast from the sentiment seen at the same time last year....

Financial planning

Three out of four Australian workers support a rise to 12 per cent in the superannuation guarantee, according to an AIST survey....

Financial planning

Nine out of 10 working Australians support the Government's proposal to increase the superannuation guarantee (SG) to 12 per cent, according to a national poll from ASFA....

Financial planning

The international equities market saw asset values plummet and sustained periods of negative growth at the height of the GFC. However, as Janine Mace discovers, the turbu...

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