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Another day and another board appointment for Michael Dwyer and Outsider wonders where he finds the time. ...

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Outsider was shocked to hear during a Parliamentary committee that consuming financial news was not recommended as a substitute for obtaining professional financial advic...

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Outsider was amused when he caught wind that ex-Centrepoint Alliance CEO Angus Benbow had surfaced at a place one might call ‘worlds apart’ from his previous firm....

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Having been around the industry for nigh on 40 years, Outsider has seen his fair share of buzzwords come and go around the office. Never a day goes by these days without ...

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The superannuation guarantee increase has come into effect from the beginning of this month and Outsider has noticed this has either been a call for celebration – or dism...

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Equities? Bonds? Alternatives? If Outsider was to take investing advice from former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, then perhaps the “market for crazy” is the best inves...

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As a man of a certain age, Outsider might be forgiven for not being keen to celebrate his birthday when it rolls around each year. ...

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Outsider was left feeling perplexed when he sat next to an AMP employee at a recent conference after his seat companion laughed at the idea that inappropriate behaviour w...

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Outsider thought he already heard about the strangest rebrand of 2021 when he read about Standard Life Aberdeen rebranding as ‘Abrdn’ earlier this year. ...

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Outsider was delighted to see some familiar and friendly faces at this year’s Money Management Fund Manager of the Year awards which invited guests to join as a live stud...

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Outsider is not worried for AMP’s Francesco de Ferrari even though he may be out of job, having recently exited his role as chief executive to make way for ANZ’s Alexis G...

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Senator Andrew Bragg, considered by very few to be a friend of the super industry, has once again called into question whether it was fair for compulsory public funds to ...

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As an older gentleman, Outsider has already felt flustered trying to navigate the world of alternative investments, including cryptocurrency....

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Outsider has long accepted that when politicians retire they frequently pop up in what could quite accurately be described as corporate sinecures....

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Outsider loves a fund manager prepared to back themselves and, frankly, such people are never in particularly short supply....

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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

4 months 1 week ago

Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

4 months 2 weeks ago

Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

6 months 2 weeks 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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ASIC has banned a former NSW adviser from providing advice for 10 years for investing at least $14.8 million into a cryptocurrency-based scam. ...

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ASIC has issued a warning to financial advisers to ensure they are complying with client consent requirements when entering into ongoing fee arrangements....

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