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A new tool has been launched to help determine appropriate retirement income streams....

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Combined, there are almost 150 master funds and wraps operating within Australia’s investment landscape, but over the past few years the same handful of players has domin...

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Professional Investment Services (PIS) chief executive Robbie Bennetts wants to make clients more accountable for investment outcomes....

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The parent companies of Sentry Financial Services and Epic Adviser Solutions have signed a heads of agreement to bring the two licensees together under one dealer group, ...

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PIS Canada is set to double its business by December....

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The current drought has been a hot topic for many financial advisers considering an investment in agribusiness. In our view, when reviewing any potential investment for y...

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Macquarie Financial Services Group has secured prime positioning across the platform and funds management categories of the 2007 Wealth Insights/Assirt Annual Service Lev...

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Macquarie Investment Lending has added a new functionality to its adviser website, Gear Up, enabling planners to fix clients’ interest rates online via the secure website...

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Colonial Geared Investments has increased the loan to valuation ratios applied to the vast majority of its managed funds to provide advisers and their clients with greate...

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The 2007 Federal Budget should address the personal savings and life underinsurance crises in Australia, according to the Association of Financial Advisers....

Financial planning

The new Simpler Superannuation rules have divided baby boomers, with a new study revealing the generation is split three ways on the debate....

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In a move that could cause friction between financial advisers and dealer groups, advisers plan to include additional financial services platforms in their existing offer...

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