MONEY MANAGEMENT

Financial planning

Up and coming research and investments house Zenith Investment Partners has bumped established players, Morningstar and Lonsec, from the top spot to become Money Manageme...

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Rate the raters

Zenith has been named Money Management’s Research House of the Year for 2014, taking the title from last year’s winner, Morningstar, writes Nicholas O’Donoghue. ...

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Editorial

Mike Taylor writes that industry fund members represent a large and largely untapped client base for financial planners to which the FPA has rightly sought to provide acc...

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Financial planning

Strong performances across a range of categories has seen Mercer’s standing among financial planning dealer groups rise, the second part of Money Management’s Rate the Ra...

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Financial planning

Leading the way after the first part of the Money Management Rate the Raters survey, Lonsec's place as the number one research house was put under pressure when the deale...

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Financial planning

Money Management unveils the finalists of its second annual Women in Financial Services awards. ...

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Funds management

Environmental action groups are increasing their efforts to encourage institutional investors to commit to green investments, Responsible Investment Association of Austra...

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Life/Risk

Col Fullagar explores the seldom-mentioned stressors associated with the claims process and their potential fallout....

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Life/Risk

Some major insurers have been guilty of subjecting policy-holders to undue stress at claims time, according to Money Management columnist, Col Fullagar....

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Funds management

Government policies need to change to enable investors to move away from companies with a high exposure to fossil fuels, a responsible investment leader believes....

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Financial planning

Ray White’s move into financial advice has sparked concerns that real estate’s commission-heavy structure could be at odds with the planning arena’s aspired professional ...

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Superannuation

Legislation is needed to deal with “horrific” rorting of industry super funds, former NSW Treasurer, Michael Costa believes....

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Superannuation

Concerns are being raised over alleged rorting of industry superannuation funds, following comments attributed to former NSW Treasurer, Michael Costa....

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Financial planning

Platforms should report adviser fraud to licensees despite not being required under law to do so....

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Financial planning

ASIC has requested members of the financial services sector to report suspected breaches and inappropriate behaviour....

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