PROPERTY

Editorial

Hedge funds promised investors they would be the panacea for poor returns, but have they measured up to their promise? Charles Beelaerts reports....

Editorial

Craig Phillips looks back at some of the big funds management groups no longer in operation....

Superannuation

The super splitting law is not as complicated as first thought, Nabil Wahhab says....

Financial planning

Research house Assirt has issued a warning for the mortage funds sector claiming it is suffering from capacity constraints and a high weighting towards cash which has res...

Financial planning

The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) officially launched its new professional designations yesterday at the AFA National Conference in Queensland....

People & Products

HSBC Asset Management Australia has appointed a new head of Australian equities, Robert Hook, four months after the departure of previous equity head and chief investment...

Financial planning

Markets in August provided growth-oriented superannuation funds with another bumper month of returns, reinforcing the notion that investors should focus on long-term inve...

Funds management

BT Financial Group has replaced Principal Global Investors (PGI) as investment manager for its more than $500 million of listed property trust assets by bringing the mana...

Financial planning

Master trust provider Netwealth has added a life insurance product to the range it has available through its Superannuation Master Fund, joining what seems to be a growin...

Financial planning

OFM Investment Group is conducting due diligence on a new administration outsource provider after mutually agreeing to part with incumbent provider, State Trustees, follo...

Financial planning

Property group Becton has launched the first retail mezzanine fund for property investment aimed at the self-managed superannuation fund market but denies the move is des...

Editorial

Investors rattled by the underperformance of some traditional asset classes over the past few years may be warming to the inclusion of alternatives in their portfolios. C...

Editorial

Listed investments are readily accessible, well established and offer diversification, but they’re not yet in widespread use by planners....

Editorial

The Commonwealth Bank has posted a net profit after tax of $2.012 billion, a drop of 24 per cent from last year, with funds management doing little to boost the bank’s re...

Editorial

The international investment market is starting to turn, says Greg Germon, although trying to pick the low-hanging fruit is still a tricky business....

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

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

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The RBA has handed down its much-anticipated rate decision, following widespread expectations of a close call....

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The FSCP has issued a written direction to an adviser who charged clients “extraordinary fees” for inappropriate and conflicted advice, as well as encouraged them to swit...

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ASIC has confirmed the industry funding levy for the 2024–25 financial year, and how much licensees can expect to pay....

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