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Financial planning

Van Eyk Research has completed its first ever review of the burgeoning fund of hedge fund sector, awarding just one fund its top AA rating....

Financial planning

There are those who would argue that compliance requirements restrain a business from flourishing. This is not the case where the practices of the financial planner marry...

Financial planning

The Morningstar research house has announced sweeping changes to its rating of fund managers and their funds in Australia, less than one week after dismissing its head of...

Financial planning

Morningstar has released its business and management strength rating for IOOF and its funds management arm Perennial Partners giving the group a three out of five rating,...

Financial planning

The fees charged to investors in the retail managed fund market have fallen steadily over the last six years, according to a new study by the Investment and Financial Ser...

Financial planning

The rise of the alternative investment sector has been going on for about the past 18 months and has been driven primarily by the threats of low return environments....

Financial planning

InvestorWeb Research has tightened up its review process after breaking down the review of asset classes into specific sub categories, resulting in more regular review me...

Financial planning

Colonial First State has completed almost nine months of preparations for its much anticipated new master trust, gearing up to launch the investment platform to its finan...

Financial planning

Research house InvestorWeb has place notice stating that all Rothschild funds were ‘under review’ after the group’s recent announcement that it would merge its funds mana...

Financial planning

The agribusiness industry has some serious hurdles to overcome if it is to become part of the mainstream of investments recommended by financial advisers in Australia....

Rate the raters

<i>Money Management</i><i>’</i><i>s </i>‘Rating the Raters’ survey was carried out in conjunction with Tom Collins from the Tom Collins Consultancy....

Financial planning

Lonsdale Securities (Lonsec) has launched a specialist unlisted property trust research service targeted exclusively at financial advisers and dealer groups....

Financial planning

Australians are becoming increasingly uncertain about their financial preparations for retirement, the latest nationwide survey into consumer knowledge and attitudes towa...

Funds management

The listed property trust (LPT) sector has been tipped by Ausbil Dexia to continue to outperform the All Ordinaries index, at least until the end of this calendar year....

Funds management

The international and domestic sharemarkets were already suffering significant losses prior to the negative impact of the terrorist attacks in the US, according to result...

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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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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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A Sydney financial adviser has been permanently banned from providing any financial services, with the regulator deriding his “lack of integrity, trustworthiness and prof...

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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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