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As the world looks to right the wrongs of the global financial crisis, one major problem still needs to be tackled by the wealth management sector - consumer confidence....
Funds management
ASIC will be winding up four companies that operated as part of the fundraising arm of Gold Coast-based property developers IC Group....
Funds management
Charter Hall is looking forward to a better outlook for property investing, considering itself well placed for improving investor sentiment....
Editorial
Treasury Group reported a consolidated profit after tax of $11.68 million for the last financial year, up 136 per cent, while normalised net profit after tax was $10.19 m...
Financial planning
Market sentiment is down and share trader retail investors are slightly keener to seek financial advice and education, according to the latest CMC Markets Share Trader In...
Financial planning
AMP Capital Investors has launched a global listed infrastructure fund that the investment manager says will provide retail investors with exciting growth opportunities i...
Financial planning
The Financial Services Council (FSC)/PricewaterhouseCoopers CEO survey has revealed that Australia has its work cut out for it before it can meet the challenges of an age...
Funds management
State Street Global Advisors has announced that its exchange-traded funds products have broken through the $3 billion barrier....
Tools & guides
Infrastructure assets are now attractively priced and offer the potential for good yields at moderate risk, but the devil is in the detail. AMP Capital's Greg Maclean exp...
Financial planning
Dr Pamela Hanrahan has been confirmed as the Australian Securities and Investments Commission's (ASIC's) newly appointed regional commissioner for Queensland....
Financial planning
ASIC has advised that issuers of structured products must better outline counterparty risk and the costs investors might encounter if they terminate or redeem a product b...
Financial planning
Mark Thomas argues that financial planners must convince their spooked clients that index management and term deposits are the wrong strategy....
Financial planning
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has put the spotlight on contracts for difference (CFD) due to the increasing popularity of this risky product...
Financial planning
The lack of common descriptors for responsible investments is serving to confuse investors and, in some cases, financial planners....
Financial planning
Delia Rickard takes control of the supervision of financial advisers while former FPA executive Gerard Fitzpatrick takes responsibility for investment managers and supera...
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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...