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Financial planning
New York based global banking and insurance giant Citigroup has sold the majority of its asset management business to US-based asset manager Legg Mason for approximately ...
Financial planning
Customers of Virgin Superannuation will only have to pay a flat fee of 1 per cent a year, but their money will not be actively managed....
Financial planning
452 Capital will need to restructure quickly to ensure business management continuity in light of Warwick Negus’ departure, analysts have said....
Financial planning
Value-oriented fund managers perform best in a bear market, according to new Australian equities manager research from a major platform provider....
Financial planning
Morningstar has awarded its premier 'highly recommended' investment rating to five large cap Australian equities fund managers....
Policy & Regulation
A global database for dealer group research heads, and a tax liability management tool, are next on the agenda for Morningstar following yesterday’s release of its client...
Financial planning
Fund managers have delivered a strong rebuke to research groups who diversify into investment management, with over 80 per cent claiming the move creates serious conflict...
Financial planning
The recent decision by UBS to prevent van Eyk from reviewing its funds has focused attention on whether a conflict of interest exists where a research house offers servic...
Financial planning
Former InvestorWeb executives Toby Potter and Paul Collins have turned up at Model Portfolios, a new administration service for individually managed accounts....
Financial planning
The widely anticipated acquisition of St. George-owned Assirt Research by Standard and Poor’s was given a mixed reception by the market last week with opinions on the dea...
Financial planning
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission, for the first time ever, has released super fund performance data aimed at providing members with reasonable expecta...
Financial planning
Rival researchers have expressed an interest in buying out Assirt Research, as its St George Bank owner refuses to pour cold water on speculation it has put the business ...
Financial planning
A fourth option for advisers wanting exposure to offshore listed property trusts has emerged, with AMP Capital Investors launching a retail version of its Global Property...
Financial planning
The ongoing dispute between Morningstar and its former managing director, Graham Rich, has taken another twist, with Rich accusing the research group of making false and ...
Financial planning
A former tax agent, accountant and financial planner has been jailed for six-and-a-half years in the Western Australian District Court after being found guilty of tax fra...
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