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Former Opes Prime director Laurie Emini is facing further charges brought by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) relating to the collapse of the c...
Financial planning
Dealer groups are continuing a shift towards the use of model portfolios across their adviser forces, while Approved Products Lists continue to shrink...
Financial planning
Professional Investment Services, Australian Financial Services and a number of other advisers, including high profile planner David Haintz, have pooled resources to try ...
Financial planning
More than half of the financial planning practices surveyed by Centurion Market Makers have already transitioned to an explicit fee-for-service or asset-based fee model....
Financial planning
Recent Federal Court decisions have reasserted the powers of ASIC to disqualify company directors who have failed to fulfil their responsibilities....
Financial planning
AMP's new consolidated super offering will make it easier for advisers to retain clients, but will also make it easier for clients to get by without the services of an ad...
Funds management
Advisers expect the switch from commission-based selling to fee-for-service will boost their use of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) over the next 12 months, according to new...
Financial planning
Nearly 500 people were convicted of tax and superannuation offences in the first quarter of 2010 alone....
Funds management
Focusing on quality companies with high equity returns and strong balance sheets has helped set former finalist Hyperion Asset Management apart from its competitors in th...
Funds management
The strength of T. Rowe Price’s analysts is one of the key factors in its taking first place in the Global Equities (Regional and Emerging Markets) category in this year’...
Funds management
In another win for the company, overall Money Management/Lonsec Fund Manager of the Year Schroders Investment Management has taken out first place in the Global Equities ...
Financial planning
Government reforms to commissions could provide an opportunity for planners to launch their own boutique advisory practice by taking on lower tier clients hived off by co...
Financial planning
Challenger acquisition see launch of new boutique investment management business....
Financial planning
A number of independently owned dealer groups have broadly supported regulatory changes put forward by Chris Bowen, but some have expressed concern the changes favour ban...
Funds management
Listed group Trinity Limited is selling half of its wholesale funds management business as it seeks to reduce its debt levels....
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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...