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Financial planning

Lonsec has flagged the launch of a tool to help financial advisers create SOAs....

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Financial planning

Professional Investment Services (PIS) has contracted Zenith to provide an annual review of the dealer group's approved product list (APL) and its internal research proce...

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Financial planning

Professional Investment Services (PIS) has contracted Zenith to provide an annual review of the dealer group's approved product list (APL) and its internal research proce...

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Financial planning

All major institutions have reported falls in funds under management (FUM) over the past 12 months, with the sector experiencing its worst performance in three years....

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Financial planning

The Australian annuities market is tipped to reach $2 billion by the end of the 2011 calendar year, making it the biggest-selling year for annuities since 2004, according...

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People & Products

Former Lonsec head of ratings - managed funds Richard Everingham has been appointed to the newly-created role of manager - research strategy....

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Life/Risk

Financial planner satisfaction with life insurers remains high but some are looking for alternatives, according to the Investment Trends 2011 Planner Risk Report....

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Funds management

Catastrophe bonds help companies to reduce the risk of loss from extreme events and are a useful source of diversification for investors, according to Van Eyk Research....

Policy & Regulation

Financial planners should have to clearly disclose the remuneration models of their research providers to clients, according to research house van Eyk's submission on dra...

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Policy & Regulation

Financial planners should have to clearly disclose the remuneration models of their research providers to clients, according to research house van Eyk's submission on dra...

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Financial planning

With traditional income-yielding investments such as government bonds delivering poor yields, there has been significant growth in the number of income funds that are bas...

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Financial planning

Portfolio manager departures and turnover are having a significant impact on the performance of Australian equity funds, morale and investor relationships, according to t...

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Financial planning

Van Eyk has decided to maintain its rating of two Australian share funds managed by CFS despite the departure of senior portfolio manager Martin Littler....

Rate the raters

Some of the key players in the funds research sector have recently undergone major executive and ownership changes. Milana Pokrajac examines how much impact - if any - su...

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Financial planning

CommSec dominates the online trading market as recent volatility fails to dampen demand....

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ASIC has suspended the Australian Financial Services Licence of a Melbourne-based financial advice firm....

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