INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT

Funds management

Fixed income managers need to expand their investment options as spreads narrow aggressively on credit, Zenith Investment Partners said....

Funds management

Fractional property investment provider DomaCom has boosted its distribution reach to nearly 400 planners after signing with a planning group with more than 70 authorised...

Financial planning

Investors who were encouraged to invest in what a Federal Court judge called “a Ponzi scheme” will have to pay 30 per cent of the costs of their financial adviser’s appea...

Financial planning

Former investment manager linked to failed superannuation fund Trio Capital, Tony Maher, was sentenced to 25 months jail for financial gain through misleading statements....

Funds management

The Australian Social Infrastructure Fund has rebranded to the Folkestone Social Infrastructure Trust for the next phase of growth and development. ...

Funds management

Franklin Templeton Investments Australia has appointed two Australian fixed income specialists to its local investment team in a bid to create local absolute return fixed...

People & Products

Victorian super fund Vision Super has appointed Michael Wrysch to the newly created chief investment officer role....

Funds management

Independent dealer group GPS Wealth has abandoned its former platform-heavy investment model in favour of MDAs. ...

Funds management

Almost half the advice on structured products lacked on compliance, the regulator said after reviewing 50 SOAs....

Superannuation

Transparency of process has been at the heart of SMSF growth, according to Multiport’s Phil La Greca....

Funds management

The majority of the investment management industry globally feels ill-equipped to deal with data aggregation requirements....

Financial planning

IOOF has posted strong results for the first quarter of 2013, with advice and platform segments increasing their contribution to the overall result....

Financial planning

Select Asset Management has launched a range of new services and offerings, incorporating them into a new business - Select Investment Partners....

Financial planning

Morningstar investment management unit Ibbotson Associates Australia announced this week it had been selected by Netwealth to undertake manager selection and investment m...

Funds management

Morningstar subsidiary Ibbotson Associates Australia will provide investment management, advice and consulting services for $5 billion of Netwealth funds....

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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

5 months 3 weeks ago

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

6 months ago

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

8 months ago

The RBA has handed down its much-anticipated rate decision, following widespread expectations of a close call....

3 weeks 4 days ago

Despite the financial adviser exam being rooted in ethics, two professional year advisers believe the lack of support and transparency from the regulator around the exam ...

2 weeks 2 days ago

ASIC has banned two advisers from the same advice firm for giving clients inappropriate superannuation advice that was not in their best interests. ...

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