GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS

Financial planning

The Chinese economy is set for a soft landing, which is good news for Australia as demand for commodities will continue, according to AMP Capital Investors chief economis...

Superannuation

Dixon Advisory has launched what it says is a unique US residential property fund for Australian investors, which aims to take advantage of the recovering US economy and ...

Editorial

Perceptions exist that the industry super funds have succeeded in having the Government stack the cards against financial planners. Mike Taylor writes it is up to the Ass...

Editorial

PorfolioConstruction Forum asks the major research houses about their most recent projects and appointments....

Financial planning

Less benchmark-constrained international equity fund managers have outperformed their more constrained peers, because they are more easily able to take advantage of oppor...

Funds management

Fund managers warn that blindly relying on growth stocks to provide outperformance will not work in the changing economic environment....

Financial planning

Radar Results has noted a decrease in requests for financial planning practice valuations, although the reasons behind getting a valuation have changed significantly sinc...

Financial planning

Dealer groups are increasingly tightening down their Approved Product Lists (APLs) and creating their so-called 'best picks', according to AMP Capital Investors head of r...

Life/Risk

Professional indemnity (PI) insurer Vero and its subsidiary APUA have launched a new PI insurance policy designed for financial planners....

Financial planning

Collapsing institutions and a loss of wealth have combined to give the margin lending industry a bad reputation. Angela Faherty explains why increased legislation and a m...

Editorial

Following the recent devastation in Japan, Ron Bewley asks: What does it take to shake our market?...

Editorial

Despite negative forecasts, gold has managed to retain its value during turbulent market conditions. Dominic McCormick explains why this metal remains the one to watch....

Financial planning

Investors' caution about market risk and their continuing preference for cash expose them to even more risks, according to Australian Unity investments head of retail Cam...

Financial planning

Redemptions from mortgage funds have slowed and may plateau in the next few months, allowing fund managers to focus on building liquidity and investments, according to Au...

Financial planning

The Goldman Sachs chief executive has received a doubling in his salary, but it is still well below his pre-GFC high....

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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

5 months ago

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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The FSCP has issued a written direction to an adviser who charged clients “extraordinary fees” for inappropriate and conflicted advice, as well as encouraged them to swit...

2 weeks ago

ASIC has cancelled the AFSL of an advice firm associated with Shield and First Guardian collapses, and permanently banned its responsible manager. ...

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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....

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