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26 November 2009

Advisers should look at the risk profile of self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) as well as the risk profiles of individual members, because the risk tolerance of a ...

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26 November 2009

Hedge funds measured by the Greenwich Global Hedge Fund Index (GGHFI) declined slightly during October, having come off their highest levels of the year....

25 November 2009

Major Australian banks’ AA/Stable ratings have remained unchanged and the banks will continue to strengthen capital ratios over the next 18 months to comply with more str...

25 November 2009

Australian superannuation funds could have been buffered from the onslaught of the global financial crisis if they had invested more in Australian agriculture, according ...

24 November 2009

Only one fund has been upgraded as part of Standard & Poor's Fund Services' ratings of funds in the diversified fixed interest income subsector, while five have been down...

24 November 2009

Standard & Poor's (S&P's) Fund Services has withdrawn its rating of the Becton Diversified Property Fund....

23 November 2009

There is a misconception that during the global financial crisis banks changed their lending criteria for those looking to acquire financial planning practices....

23 November 2009

ASIC has released a second consultation paper on its proposals for compensation and professional indemnity (PI) insurance arrangements for credit licensees....

23 November 2009

The Tax Office has issued an alert about life insurance bonds issued from tax havens to Australian residents that are aimed at circumventing tax payable under foreign inv...

22 November 2009

The Virgin Money super fund has announced it will stop charging management fees for members on maternity or paternity leave, and is calling on other super funds to do the...

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