GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS

Superannuation

SMSFs have emerged as an important revenue stream for planners and planning industry support services....

Financial planning

Colonial First State’s phone-based limited advice service is being extended across its financial planning groups....

Financial planning

The financial planning industry has undergone significant change over the last few years. Janine Mace reports on the impact this has had on the financial planning softwar...

Financial planning

The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has reinforced its support for small licensees and practices by launching the Small Licensee and Practice Principal Conference...

Financial planning

A new jobs analysis reveals that planners, paraplanners and CFPs are back in demand....

Funds management

The popularity of investment products tied to equity based investing has increased with investor sentiment, but consumer demands have changed, according to Macquarie&#821...

Editorial

Premium China Fund's Jonathan Wu argues that notwithstanding the doubts around the US dollar, there is little chance of the 'People's Currency' becoming a global standard...

Financial planning

Stanfield Funds Management has gained effective control of Mariner Corporation....

Accounting

The accounting sector is the top of five industries that will present the best start-up opportunities in 2011, according to IBISWorld research....

Financial planning

Dealer groups, including those owned by Colonial First State and BT, are investing more in their internal research teams as part of a broad move to take greater responsib...

Financial planning

Financial advisers should consider increasing allocations to fixed interest in a post global financial crisis world, according to PIMCO’s head of global wealth mana...

Financial planning

Without appropriate legislation to address fund manager conflicts of Interest in troubled managed investment schemes, advisers are being forced to take matters into their...

Financial planning

Too much is being paid for financial planning practices that Shadforth Financial Group feels may not retain their value....

Financial planning

The number of financial planners seeking advice and information on selling up their practices has increased dramatically since the elections, according to Radar Results....

Editorial

PIMCO's Peter Dorrian warns illiquidity issues, concentration risk and comparably poor performance mean term deposits aren’t always the best choice....

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