GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS

Funds management

For the second year in a row, the Cromwell Phoenix Property Securities Fund has been named the 2012 Money Management/Lonsec Fund Manager of the Year for Australian proper...

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Funds management

The market volatility that characterised much of 2011 proved a key decider in the Money Management/Lonsec Fund Manager of the Year global equities long/short category, wi...

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Financial planning

ASIC has increased the disclosure requirements for unlisted mortgage funds to improve investor awareness of the risks involved....

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Financial planning

BlackRock Australia has launched two new funds targeted at financial advisers and begun marketing them via a national roadshow....

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Funds management

Two of BlackRock's Aussie equity funds are now available to advisers, the company has announced....

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Superannuation

David Barrett briefly addresses two major challenges that loom for financial advisers: providing the strategic advice associated with a potential recommendation for a sup...

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Superannuation

RabotDirect has questioned whether cash can remain king in the minds of SMSF directors in the wake of last week's Reserve Bank of Australia RBA decision to cut interest r...

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Editorial

Returns from the resources sector are under pressure and investors are finding themselves navigating a rocky terrain, writes Andy Gardner....

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Financial planning

The property syndicate market for retail investors has evolved significantly in the wake of the global financial crisis, according to Charter Hall Direct Property....

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Funds management

Industrial property provides a good alternative to term deposits which will be affected by the Reserve Bank of Australia's interest rate cut, according to Charter Hall....

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Funds management

BT has launched two products aimed at investors who wish to borrow to invest in equities....

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Financial planning

The average financial planning practice has a lot of room for improvement in major areas such as client communication and succession planning, according to data from fina...

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Editorial

From his conversations with financial advisers, TAL Limited’s Jim Minto has identified three game-changing topics....

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Financial planning

Paul Derham and Sonnie Bailey share a few mistakes they’ve seen financial planners make over the years and outline tips for saving time and money....

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Financial planning

Life insurance and annuities have become far bigger parts of the revenue model for financial planners, according to the latest data compiled by Wealth Insights....

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MARKET INSIGHTS

So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

3 months ago

Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

3 months ago

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

5 months ago

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

2 weeks 5 days ago

The corporate regulator has issued infringement notices to three AFSLs whose financial advisers provided personal advice to a retail client while unregistered....

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ASIC has released the results of its first adviser exam to be held in 2025, with 241 candidates attempting the test....

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