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Smart beta came into play around 50 years ago when advisers looked for an alternative to the market cap-based indices approach. Since then, technology and industry compet...

Features

Despite the fact that smart and alternative beta strategies have been around for 50 years, experts have said advisers and fund managers were still unclear on the differen...

Funds management

Super funds which look offshore for equity opportunities will face new risks, according to Parametric’s study....

Funds management

Australian investors see property crowdfunding as a low to medium risk investment vehicle, according to the Property Crowdfunding Report....

Funds management

ETF Securities has pointed to intensifying issues around the regulatory scrutiny, liquidity, scalability and trust in the creation process and framework around cryptocurr...

Features

It is more important than ever to watch macroeconomic trends to determine the best investment opportunities, Nader Naeimi writes....

Policy & Regulation

Consulting firm GlobalData has called out the government over changes to the Investor Visa it said has deterred wealthy migrants from migrating to Australia....

Funds management

Dexus has entered into a joint venture with Commercial & General to establish a new wholesale unlisted healthcare fund....

Funds management

Netwealth has hit $14 billion in FUM/A following strong inflows and a focus on its managed account service....

Superannuation

Despite the naysayers, the latest Australian Prudential Regulation Authority data has confirmed why superannuation continues to represent an attractive investment vehicl...

Funds management

Fee structures lack innovation and encourage index-like returns, according to a specialist emerging markets asset manager, Remerga....

Funds management

Real estate manager, TH Real Estate has appointed Lisa Peng as its new real estate investment analyst....

Funds management

Specialist fund manager, Quay Global Investors claims it would be wrong for Australian investors to overlook global real estate....

Superannuation

Australian super funds continue to invest far more in deposits and less in bonds than their counterparts abroad, according to Spectrum Asset Management....

Funds management

CFS has formalised its ESG commitment in its investments through becoming a signatory to the UN-endorsed Principles for Responsible Investment. ...

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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...

7 months ago

Commonwealth Bank has formally dropped to zero advisers following LGT Crestone’s acquisition of its advice arm – some six years on from the Hayne royal commission. ...

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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...

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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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