By Lucinda Beaman

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As the election campaign heats up, the Opposition is positioning itself as the defender of the interests of small-business financial advisers amid regulatory upheaval - b...

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The average Australian active fund manager failed to outperform the index after fees over the past financial year....

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The latest research from AAG paints the picture of a sector on its knees, with investor numbers, projects on offer and funds raised all significantly down compared to the...

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The Sydney law firm bringing a class action against the Commonwealth Bank of Australia on behalf of Storm Financial clients has asserted the bank is trying to exclude it ...

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Retirees have been given a 50 per cent reduction in the minimum drawdown amounts for account-based, allocated and market-linked pensions for the 2010-11 financial year, w...

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Van Eyk Research chief executive Mark Thomas believes the low-cost, low-risk and limited advice model some investors are now embracing is a 'pup' model that will ultimate...

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ING-owned dealer group RI Advice Group has restricted the number of insurers on its Approved Product List to six preferred insurers....

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BT-owned dealer groups Securitor and Magnitude are among the latest to formalise a relationship with a mortgage broker as they seek to expand their potential revenue stre...

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The Financial Services Institute of Australasia (Finsia) has launched a new professional designation for the financial services industry, one that could test the relevanc...

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Stress levels in the financial advice industry are rising as structural changes take place, according to Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) chief Richard Klipin. ...

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