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Funds management
The Australian unlisted core wholesale property fund market has stabilised, returning 2.2 per cent in the June quarter....
Superannuation
Those establishing SMSFs can come from almost any background....
Superannuation
SMSFs continue to dominate super assets, but are not fastest growing....
Financial planning
New Roy Morgan Research reveals the degree to which industry funds have gained an edge in the minds of members....
Superannuation
Super assets grew in the March quarter with SMSFs continuing to dominate....
Financial planning
New data from the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority suggests the co-contributions regime has lost some of its initial gloss....
Financial planning
CFS has revamped its FirstChoice Wholesale platform to offer fees lower than industry funds....
Superannuation
SMSFs have been confirmed as the largest segment of the superannuation sector, but average balances are still below $500,000....
Financial planning
Alternative strategies, particularly those with a commodities theme, have attracted solid inflows....
Editorial
Robert Keavney recognises the trend for industry super funds to establish financial advice businesses, like their retail competitors. But he asks the question: Whose mone...
Superannuation
Industry funds remain the fastest-growing segment of the mainstream superannuation sector....
Superannuation
Super assets take hit in June quarter with corporate funds most exposed, but annualised data remains positive....
Financial planning
With commissions in super now on the way out, it's time for the public relations campaign run by industry funds to end, according to the principal of business broking fir...
Financial planning
Master trusts have outperformed industry funds in the year to June 2010, but only for the second time in the past decade, according to latest figures from Chant West....
Financial planning
Contrary to the concerns of many in the financial planning industry, the vast majority of phone-based intra-fund advice services offered by industry funds are manned by f...
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The succession dilemma is more than just a matter of commitments.This isn’t simply about younger vs. older advisers. It’...
Significant ethical issues there. If a relationship is in the process of breaking down then both parties are likely to b...
It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...