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Financial planning
Small financial planning practices are struggling with the complex requirements and costs of running their businesses....
Funds management
Former SAI property head Graham Brewer is part of the launch of new property manager Amici Funds Management....
Financial planning
City Pacific has lost control of its First Mortgage Fund following a Federal Court ruling that appointed Trilogy Funds Management as responsible entity....
Financial planning
Dealer groups are concerned about the need to change their Australian Financial Services Licences as a result of the new rules around margin lending....
Financial planning
Employment in the banking and investment sectors is on the rise, and recruitment activity at the executive level has also seen an uptick. Meanwhile, insurance roles remai...
Financial planning
Some planners are concerned providing ongoing advice to clients is discouraged in a model that relies on sales targets, while others fear they will be retrenched for fail...
Life/Risk
Low claims record, no complaints and conservative advice guidelines responsible for drop....
Financial planning
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission is pursuing changes to inject more transparency into securities lending....
Editorial
It is remarkable how many people were surprised by the comments provided to a Parliamentary committee by senior executives of the Australian Securities and Investments Co...
Editorial
Peter Worcester and Paul Resnik continue their examination of the risks involved in borrowing to invest....
Financial planning
Breaches of anti-terrorism and counter-terrorism financing laws at Barclays Bank discovered by regulator....
Financial planning
Some listed property trusts have not disclosed key valuation assumptions in financial reports, according to a recent review by the regulator, while movements in asset val...
Life/Risk
Professional indemnity costs are rising, and so are the hurdles financial planners have to meet to secure a policy....
People & Products
Former ING chief executive officer of investment management for Asia Pacific appointed to Bennelong compliance committee....
Financial planning
The various committees within the Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) have outlined their policy priorities for the 2009-10 financial year. The following...
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The succession dilemma is more than just a matter of commitments.This isn’t simply about younger vs. older advisers. It’...
Significant ethical issues there. If a relationship is in the process of breaking down then both parties are likely to b...
It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...