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Financial planning

Morningstar analysis paints the big four banks as being an oligopoly which is stronger now than before the GFC....

Financial planning

More than a million customers have ended their relationship with a financial institution in the past year, with ANZ reporting the highest proportion among the major four ...

Funds management

Funds management director Caroline Saunders made redundant after strategic review of Barclays’ funds management operations...

Funds management

Macquarie Group has reaped the benefits of integrating Perpetual’s Private Wealth Platform into its wrap business, recording a 46.7 per cent increase in retail managed fu...

Financial planning

Investor worries about financial markets are under control while market return expectations have jumped, writes Recep Peker....

Financial planning

The cross-selling success of the big four between their superannuation and banking products is concerning and might not be in the customers’ best interest, says ME Bank C...

Life/Risk

Strong risk sales follow two quarters of falling sales...

Editorial

In May, the Federal Reserve signalled its intent to taper unconventional policy easing. Andrew Dowie explores the reasons behind this decision and outlines what it means ...

Rate the raters

If a product receives a glowing review by a research house and subsequently fails, should the research house be partly responsible? The Parliamentary Joint Committee rece...

People & Products

Godfrey Pembroke head of planning business moves to bank role and replaced with MLC executive....

Financial planning

Non-aligned mortgage brokers now provide around 23 per cent of all home loans to borrowers, according to the Mortgage and Finance Association of Australia (MFAA)....

Financial planning

Westpac most recommended by business customers, while Commbank and NAB hold the consumer space....

Financial planning

Planner satisfaction with platforms has reached the highest level recorded in 10 years, according to findings from the Investment Trends 2013 Planner Technology Report....

Superannuation

Bowen defends costs associated with MySuper and suggests fund members impacted by higher charges should look elsewhere....

Editorial

Responsible investment hasn’t exactly taken off in the planner space despite the advent of cheaper products and easier access. Bela Moore reports. ...

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MARKET INSIGHTS

So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

5 months ago

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

5 months 1 week ago

Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

7 months 1 week ago

The FSCP has issued a written direction to an adviser who charged clients “extraordinary fees” for inappropriate and conflicted advice, as well as encouraged them to swit...

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. ...

3 weeks 2 days ago

ASIC has confirmed the industry funding levy for the 2024–25 financial year, and how much licensees can expect to pay....

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