FUND MANAGER

Financial planning

The Future of Financial Advice reforms will see the end of commissions and the introduction of fee-for-service for planners. Mike Taylor hosts a roundtable to discuss wha...

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Financial planning

FIIG Securities' Stephen Hart examines fixed income assets and explores the arguments relating to direct investment or the use of managed funds....

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Editorial

When it comes to financial advice remuneration models, it's the service that matters, not the mode of payment, says Indy Singh....

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Editorial

Harvey Kalman explains why the responsible entity relationship may need risk consideration....

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Financial planning

Concerns have been raised about the nature of the professional development being delivered to advisers at dealer group conferences....

Financial planning

Fidelity International’s China Fund has received an A rating from van Eyk as part of its first specialised review of the Chinese equity market....

Editorial

With the debate between active and index funds continuing to gather momentum, Benjamin Levy examines the role of both strategies in a post GFC climate....

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Financial planning

The advent and growth of ETFs in Australia has created an alternative method for investors to access indexing, says Vanguard Investments' Robin Bowerman....

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Editorial

Suncorp Life's Sarina Raffo considers the pros and cons of superannuation and non-superannuation income streams and what affect this will have on retirement....

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Funds management

Boutique fund managers are finding the current environment challenging, particularly those without institutional backing, according to Eight Investment Partners’ ch...

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Funds management

The corporate regulator’s moves to tighten the rules for responsible entities of managed investment schemes are positive but don’t address the conflicts of in...

Editorial

A Victorian Supreme Court judge said it all earlier this month when, in dealing with investment schemes, he referred to the existence of a "profound, irreconcilable confl...

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Financial planning

Advisers have been asked to consider the benefits of supporting fund managers who put their money where their mouth is....

Financial planning

Domestic consumption is the theme behind India’s growth story, according to visiting Indian fund manager Sundaram Asset Management....

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...

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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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ASIC has suspended the Australian Financial Services Licence of a Melbourne-based financial advice firm....

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A former Victorian financial adviser has been sentenced after stealing $4.4 million from clients, family and friends to feed his “raging gambling addiction”....

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A financial advice firm has been penalised $11 million in the Federal Court for providing ‘cookie cutter advice’ to its clients and breaching conflicted remuneration rule...

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