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Financial planning

A Victorian Supreme Court judge has issued an important warning on the potentially conflicted nature of investment scheme promoters acting both as fund manager and respon...

Financial planning

Former Macquarie portfolio manager, Oswyn de Silva pleads guilty on insider trading charges....

Financial planning

A Melbourne law firm has assisted financial planners in postponing a meeting of Willmott Forests grower investors....

Financial planning

The next big step in ESG research needs to be the standardisation of data and disclosure....

Financial planning

Dealer Group Advisers director Andrew Wheeler points to research that suggests the Government has overestimated the level of volume rebates received by advisers, and whet...

Financial planning

Praemium gains 20 per cent stake in partner in lieu of payments....

Financial planning

Advisers who have found their ‘revenue world shrinking’ are now considering residential property advice, according to the Ironstone Group’s Jason Isherw...

Funds management

ETFs may be a better option than listed investment companies for investors looking to go it alone by using managed investment vehicles, according to Russell Investments....

Financial planning

The chairman of Count Financial, Barry Lambert, has announced the appointment of Don Sharp, co-founder of Bridges Financial Services, as a non-executive director of Count...

Funds management

There are strong cases for investing in emerging economies, and even greater possibilities may be found in ‘frontier’ economies, according to HSBC’s Nick Timberlake....

Financial planning

AMP has named a telecommunications executive, Hugh Humphrey, as Hillross’ new managing director....

Superannuation

Research by Russell Investments has found many super fund boards are ineffective in delegating to investment committees, while more than 50 per cent of super funds have n...

Editorial

There is a heavy reliance on equities when it comes to investment portfolio construction, but getting the balance right is no easy task, writes Stephen Hart....

Funds management

Tactical asset allocation is coming back into vogue in an environment of higher volatility and lower returns, according to Barclays Capital’s director of funds busi...

Superannuation

AMP will be rolling out a superannuation member benefits report that the company says is designed to be highly personalised, easy to read and understand, and helpful for ...

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5 months 3 weeks ago

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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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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The Federal Court has made interim travel restraint orders against two Falcon Capital directors, while also freezing one director’s assets....

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