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Financial planning

Australians investing in international equities received a windfall this year, with signs of recovery in all major world markets....

Financial planning

MLC will add four new multi-manager ‘style’ funds to its wholesale offer, the MLC Investment Trust....

Financial planning

Telstra-owned software company the KAZ Group has teamed up with investor education provider Money Solutions to launch a joint venture in the form of a subscription-based ...

Funds management

Building societies and credit unions continue to enjoy strong growth and high profitability, despite operating in a cooling market, with KPMG suggesting wealth management...

Editorial

St George Bank’s record profit announcement today of $717 million included a 25.3 per cent increase in managed funds under management to $24.8 billion and subsidiary Seal...

Financial planning

Investors are more inclined to invest new savings in shares and managed funds than they were a year ago, according the latest ING/Melbourne Institute Household Savings an...

Financial planning

The Australian fixed interest sector could deliver negative returns to investors next year as it faces a subdued short to medium-term outlook fuelled by anticipated inter...

Funds management

Fund managers remain bullish as to the direction US equity markets will take for the remainder of the year and into 2005 despite last nights anticipated quarter point rat...

Editorial

Should we be really happy with a return of 7 per cent? DOMINIC McCORMICK says if we took currency more seriously, we could expect to get considerably more....

Financial planning

Property was hot in 2003, but can it keep up the momentum?...

Financial planning

AMP has revamped its fledgling non-super AMP Flexible Lifetime Investments product, which was launched in June 2003, by expanding the offering to include 47 different inv...

Financial planning

The listed property trusts (LPTs) sector is no longer the ‘safe haven’ asset class it was once considered to be, and advisers need to be aware of the changing risk profil...

Financial planning

Schroders Investment Management Australia has unveiled a new fixed income fund aiming to provide investors with non-traditional methods of income generation in an environ...

Funds management

Fund managers remain cautious in their outlook for investment markets this year despite rising levels of confidence stemming from the turnaround in equity market performa...

Editorial

Robert Keavney cautions against forgetting the laws of financial markets when investing in residential property....

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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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