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Financial planning

Tarrants was not the only financial planning firm to recommend clients invest in the Astarra Strategic Fund, and those recommendations were made following sound due dilig...

Financial planning

The chief executive of van Eyk Research, Mark Thomas, has explained the remuneration relationships between some of his research houses’ key dealer group clients and...

Financial planning

Criticisms by van Eyk Research chief Mark Thomas of the levels of scrutiny being applied by research houses have sparked a strong response from rival research houses, wri...

Financial planning

Investment research houses van Eyk and Adviser Edge have dropped their endorsement for the Willmott Forests Premium Forestry Blend - 2010 Project following the company's ...

Financial planning

Van Eyk Research has issued itself a glowing mid-year report card, celebrating what it regards as a strong performance....

Financial planning

Van Eyk Research's Three Pillars Portfolio Managers is underwriting a $36.4 million rights issue in the ING Real Estate Entertainment Fund (IEF)....

Funds management

The take up of exchange traded funds (ETFs) is still low in the adviser community, despite their increasing use by direct and self-managed super fund investors....

People & Products

Mercer appoints two former van Eyk employees, Brian Long and Luke Fitzgerald, to senior roles....

Rate the raters

The results of the annual Money Management Rate the Raters survey have shown research houses are still in favour. However, there is still room for improvement. Angela Fah...

Financial planning

Despite pay-for-ratings models coming under increasing scrutiny, the major research houses cannot survive on research subscriptions alone. Lucinda Beaman reports....

Financial planning

Australia’s major retail funds management ratings houses need to improve their turnaround times, according to the findings of Money Management’s 2010 Rate the Raters surv...

Financial planning

Macquarie Agricultural Funds Management has opened Macquarie Forestry Investment 2010, which is available until 30 June and has received strong ratings from Adviser Edge ...

Financial planning

If ratings house activity and dealer group caution is any guide, the Australian agribusiness managed investment scheme sector has reached a watershed....

Financial planning

Former Patriot Asset Management Australian share and small companies funds have been rebranded and relaunched following the acquisition in April of the asset manager by I...

Financial planning

Perpetual has continued its push into the lucrative high-net-worth advice space with the appointment of former BT Financial Group head of advice Geoff Lloyd....

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Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

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The RBA has handed down its much-anticipated rate decision, following widespread expectations of a close call....

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Despite the financial adviser exam being rooted in ethics, two professional year advisers believe the lack of support and transparency from the regulator around the exam ...

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ASIC has banned two advisers from the same advice firm for giving clients inappropriate superannuation advice that was not in their best interests. ...

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