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Avoca Investment Management, the new small cap boutique that is the brainchild of former UBS small cap managers Jeremy Bendeich and John Campbell, will not be relying on ...

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Rental rates and values in commercial properties are tipped for strong growth on the back of huge demand for office space in the Sydney and Melbourne central business dis...

The FOFA reforms are a good start but do not go far enough to address the potential lack of disclosure regarding institutional and industry fund planners, according to th...

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Income-based investment strategies, such as corporate bonds in faster growing markets, will help take advantage of a 'new normal' two-speed global economy with higher vol...

Self-managed super fund trustees are taking advantage of new limited recourse borrowing arrangements to invest in both property and other financial assets, according to S...

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Vanguard has added three exchange-traded funds to its existing offering of four ETF products, and has also significantly decreased the management fees on its two existing...

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New Finsia head Russell Thomas has identified a renewed focus on the organisation's membership as a key priority as he starts his term as chief executive and managing dir...

Now is the time to re-enter the direct property market, although access to funding for lenders continues to be a major hurdle, according to the Australian Direct Property...

People affected by a reduction to the low-income tax offset could look at insurance bonds as another option, according to IOOF....

A reduction in the low-income tax offset (LITO) for minors will have the desired effect of reducing tax reduction strategies for family trusts, but could also disadvantag...

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

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ASIC has suspended the Australian Financial Services Licence of a Melbourne-based financial advice firm....

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The corporate regulator has issued infringement notices to three AFSLs whose financial advisers provided personal advice to a retail client while unregistered....

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ASIC has released the results of its first adviser exam to be held in 2025, with 241 candidates attempting the test....

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