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There is a danger Australian investors have been dug into a hole because of the market focus on resource stocks over the past 10 years, according to IOOF's head of Austra...
Tools & guides
General awareness among financial planners about issues associated with aged care is one thing, but having a strong knowledge in this area is another, writes IOOF’s Marti...
Financial planning
IOOF has released a new product which it says is aimed at financial advisers with clients who are looking for a wealth accumulation strategy outside of superannuation....
Financial planning
IOOF group company Australian Executor Trustees has announced changes to its asset administration offering, Portfolio Management Service....
Financial planning
Financial services players have taken aim at competition concerns and potential conflicts in institutionally owned investment platforms....
Funds management
Macquarie Wrap has gone back-to-back in being rated first in the annual Wealth Insights Platform Service Level Reporting Rankings, with Colonial FirstChoice again rated s...
Financial planning
Challenger has launched a new pension product that provides fixed cash flows immune from interest rate and market movements....
Financial planning
IOOF has reduced the administration fee cap of DKN Financial Group's white-labelled BT Wrap product by 25 per cent, effective 1 May 2012....
Policy & Regulation
While the financial services industry has welcomed the delayed implementation of the FOFA reforms, the eleventh-hour nature of the decision has cost the big institutions ...
Financial planning
ASIC's platforms review has drawn support from a range of stakeholders for proposing providing additional consumer protection via capital adequacy and for placing the spo...
Superannuation
Clients who have relied on the superannuation co-contribution to fund their insurance premiums could be faced with a shortfall from 1 July this year, according to IOOF te...
Superannuation is not keeping up with the evolution of our society, according to Julie Steed....
Editorial
IOOF has reported a six per cent decline in net profit in difficult markets, but is already seeing benefits from the DKN acquisition....
Editorial
Although the process involving the upcoming FOFA reforms commenced a few years ago, the reforms package still looks like an unsolved jigsaw puzzle, writes Pam Roberts....
Financial planning
IOOF has reduced the investment fee of the IOOF Multi Series Balanced Trust by 10 basis points to 0.55 per cent, and increased the trust's exposure to active management....
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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...