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There was a time, which the pioneers of ethical investment in this country will remember, when investment practices which took account of non-financial criteria were cons...

INVESTORS looking to optimise their share market returns in the next six months should look to value stocks given the prevailing economic conditions, which will create a ...

I HAVE asked dozens of financial planners where they add value to their clients. Their usual response is through advice and strategy....

It is said that a year is a long time in politics but in the world of technology and software it is close to eternity....

Will master trusts and planning software ever merge. John Wilkinson finds opinion is still divided....

An understanding of market movements is essential for financial planners and as ROBERT KEAVNEY writes, taking a longer term view will always reveal the underlying fundame...

While many investors are steering clear of offshore markets, GEORGE LIONDIS reports that Frank Russell has stuck to its guns with its heavy international equities weighti...

AUSTRALIAN retail investors have lost faith in US stocks and have started to look elsewhere, placing the US markets under pressure to provide a stable investment ground, ...

The success of Australia’s Listed Property Trust (LPT) sector is driving the products, and those who invest in them, increasingly offshore. GEORGE LIONDIS reports....

The Count Financial group has flagged a small increase in its after tax profit for the 2001-02 financial year, despite another horror year on investment markets....

The AMP group has announced that it is expecting to face greater than anticipated losses in its investment income as a result of the continuing downturn on global equity ...

Lonsec has downgraded two of Rothschild Australia Asset Management’s funds from recommended to approved status, sighting the Westpac’s purchase of the fund manager introd...

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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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This verdict highlights something deeply wrong and rotten at the heart of the FSCP. We are witnessing a heavy-handed, op...

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SuperRatings has shared the median estimated return for balanced superannuation funds for the calendar year 2024, finding the year achieved “strong and consistent positiv...

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Original bidder Bain Capital, which saw its first offer rejected in December, has returned with a revised bid for Insignia Financial....

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The FAAA has secured CSLR-related documents under the FOI process, after an extended four-month wait, which show little analysis was done on how the scheme’s cost would a...

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