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Fund managers in New Zealand are being criticised for their decision to close many of their funds following the terrorist attacks in the United States earlier this month....
Financial planning
The husband and wife directors of a Gold Coast-based agri-business investment company have been forced to repay investors more than $100,000, after an olive scheme failed...
Financial planning
The growth of investing globally is being accompanied by an increase in information, much of it overwhelming, which is the result of more stringent disclosure. According ...
Financial planning
The Australian Tax Office has admitted it acted too late in disallowing a number of tax schemes according to the Commissioner of Taxation Michael Carmody....
Superannuation
E*Trade Australia has formed an alliance with SuperEasy to offer investors a do-it-yourself superannuation fund online....
Funds management
Exchange traded funds are about to make their debut in South Korea, while in Japan, investors will be offered a handful more ETFs made available by Barclays and State Str...
Financial planning
Investment sentiment has suffered its largest drop since a slump in October 1994 to February 1995....
Financial planning
Armed with a preliminary discussion paper from the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) and some overseas research, it is timely to consider the implications of the ASX’s tent...
Financial planning
Tyndall Investment Management has made an enforced undertaking to the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) over unit pricing errors....
Financial planning
Cold calling is finding a new lease of life as offshore groups seek investors to part with their cash. Yet many of these are either not licensed to operate or even on the...
Financial planning
Advisers are flocking to international shares in record numbers, according to research by Perpetual Investments....
Financial planning
The Australian Managed Investment Association (AMIA) has called for Australian Tax Office (ATO) commissioner Michael Carmody’s resignation in light of growing anger over ...
Financial planning
The ASX is playing down reports that it is proposing to make thousands of managed funds available directly to investors....
Financial planning
Investors should consider dipping their toes back in the risky tech and emerging markets stocks, according to Fiducian Portfolio Services managing director Indy Singh....
Financial planning
As the shaky dot.coms and booming biotech stocks of last year become just a painful memory investors are questioning the best method to invest in equities. Kate Kachor co...
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The succession dilemma is more than just a matter of commitments.This isn’t simply about younger vs. older advisers. It’...
Significant ethical issues there. If a relationship is in the process of breaking down then both parties are likely to b...
It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...