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CBRE providing investment services for fund; financial crisis creating opportunities for investors....

Financial planning

Industry discussions canvass imposing a duty of care on ratings houses towards retail investors....

Superannuation

Don't rely on risky investment schemes to save funds in a bad market....

Financial planning

While direct property has fared better than listed property trusts in recent times, they are not necessarily a safe haven, writes Damon Taylor. ...

Financial planning

Changes will require schemes to deal with complaints of up to $500,000 and increase compensation claims to cater for increases in portfolio values....

Financial planning

Perpetual Trustee Company has commenced legal proceedings against UK-based BNY Corporate Trustee Services over credit-linked notes issued by Mahogany Capital to 1,000 inv...

Funds management

Many direct property managers blame the government guarantee for the negative impact on their businesses, and will now change the way they market themselves to investors ...

Financial planning

ASIC to hold road show raising awareness of its role in protecting and educating retail investors....

Financial planning

Margin lending can reap rewards for investors when times are good, but can prove disastrous in bear markets. LUCINDA BEAMAN finds out what makes up a successful margin le...

Financial planning

Retail investors hit hard trying to choose their own specialist funds; not interested in third party distribution....

Financial planning

While the IMA space has long been the domain of larger players, financial planners will be able to offer clients access to customised portfolios through a new platform, w...

Financial planning

Margin calls have hit record highs in recent months and many investors are questioning whether the funds management companies offering the underlying investments were act...

Financial planning

The Minister for Superannuation and Corporate Law, Senator Nick Sherry, has backed rule changes on partly-paid....

Financial planning

ASFA believes the changes will benefit members and return the focus to the long-term nature of superannuation, but the Federal Opposition says the contradiction between A...

Financial planning

The Federal Government has announced new superannuation regulations that will require funds to provide more detailed information on five and 10-year performance to member...

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MARKET INSIGHTS

So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

4 months 2 weeks 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 3 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. ...

1 week 6 days ago

ASIC has cancelled the AFSL of an advice firm associated with Shield and First Guardian collapses, and permanently banned its responsible manager. ...

5 days 13 hours ago

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. ...

6 days 16 hours ago