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Financial planning

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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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

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 ...

5 months 4 weeks ago

Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

7 months 4 weeks ago

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....

3 weeks 2 days ago

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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