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Funds management

Institutional managers made more revenue in the retail market in 2013 compared to their retail-oriented counterpart....

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Editorial

While simplicity in the multi-fund sector is widely regarded a thing of the past, the fundamental investment principles that guided the success of multi-funds still apply...

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Financial planning

ASIC wants the financial services sector to take the lead in developing standards for the issuance of complex products....

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Editorial

Long-held skepticism about the performance of ethical funds appears to be unfounded. Why then, are the funds still slow to gain traction, asks Nicholas O’Donoghue....

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Financial planning

Standard Life Investments has had its Global Absolute Returns Strategy included on BT Wrap. ...

Financial planning

Blue Sky Alternative Investments has launched an IPO to raise up to $100 million to list what it says will be Australia's first diversified, alternatives-focused Listed I...

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Financial planning

ASIC has suspended the licence of failed debenture issuer and mortgage lender Provident Capital Limited....

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Editorial

Retail advisers have traditionally shied away from alternative investments, but an upswing in the market could see them become a hot ticket option in 2014, particularly f...

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Financial planning

ASIC claims it is constrained by limited resources and a priority to protect consumer investors after claims it has overlooked the actions of commercial lenders...

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Policy & Regulation

The FPA uses its FSI submission to point to need to more clearly define the risks in general and personal advice....

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Financial planning

AMP Capital institutional and platform-only funds now open to retail investors....

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Editorial

For investors wanting a healthy mix of yield and stability, listed infrastructure could be the way to go, writes Jonathan Reyes. ...

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Financial planning

ASIC has identified financial advice as one of the most critical factors in protecting consumers and will continue to review the advice provided on complex products. ...

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Financial planning

Australians would rather listen to media commentators and experts than their own financial adviser, according to a Goldman Sachs survey....

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Funds management

Treasury Group Limited increases funds under management by $1.6 billion in three months....

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MARKET INSIGHTS

So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

4 months 1 week 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 2 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 3 days 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. ...

3 days 19 hours ago

ASIC has issued a warning to financial advisers to ensure they are complying with client consent requirements when entering into ongoing fee arrangements....

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