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Funds management

Global manager re-enters market with new funds line-up...

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Superannuation

Senior industry fund identities have pointed to competitive tensions with the major banks and the possibility of becoming mutual banks....

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Funds management

Managers with diversified investments strategies are using more beta positions and asset allocation moves to boost portfolios....

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People & Products

UBS Global Asset Management has appointed Tracey McNaughton as head of investment strategy in Australia....

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Financial planning

The Bennelong Kardinia Capital Absolute Return fund has lowered its initial investment amount for retail investors to $20,000 and moved to provide daily liquidity....

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Financial planning

Independent research into some of the issues confronting advisers who take the plunge “off-platform” also identifies occasions when it makes sense to move, writes Linda E...

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People & Products

Godfrey Pembroke head of planning business moves to bank role and replaced with MLC executive....

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Financial planning

CommInsure launches new service aimed at speeding up coverage for Colonial First State clients. ...

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Funds management

New analysis from CFS Global Asset Management points to how higher savings helped with deleveraging and the risks associated with a lower currency....

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Financial planning

Lower-cost and flexible pricing models have been the most successful elements in driving planners’ satisfaction with investment platforms, according to a new report by In...

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Financial planning

Strategic partnerships between product and service providers and dealer groups appear to be going through a phase of revival with the renewed optimism in the markets....

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Financial planning

It was not a formal valedictory but Financial Services Minister, Bill Shorten, used an FSC function to thank those involved in the FOFA and financial services policy chan...

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Superannuation

CBA and CFS have rolled out a simple superannuation product which targets the unadvised Gen Y market. ...

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Funds management

The retail managed funds sector has grown 4.5 per cent in the March quarter; however the “sell in May and go away” syndrome may plague Australian markets later this year....

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Financial planning

Macquarie Wrap has joined other large-scale platform providers in providing its users with fee disclosure statement (FDS) functionality in the lead-up to the start date o...

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