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Financial planning

New Zealand's largest fund manager, AMP Henderson Global Investors, has revamped its investment operations structure and personnel which has resulted in its local equity ...

Financial planning

Standard and Poors (S&P) have confirmed that the group will move into rating managed funds later this year, with equity funds the first to fall under the spotlight....

Editorial

As the push into defensive assets continues while markets head south, neglected asset classes continue to attract more of the spotlight. However Rob Keavney argues not al...

Financial planning

Last night’s budget announcement will have minimal effect on financial markets, according to financial services industry sentiment....

Funds management

Australian equities bounced back in April after being the big underperformers in March, the latest Ausbil Dexia research shows....

Funds management

One of New Zealand's biggest property bond issues has run into trouble and the 1700 investors involved are unlikely to see all their money until at least two years after ...

Financial planning

The New York Stock Exchange will run a pilot program this year to test a global stock exchange, comprising ten of the world’s leading markets, including Australia. This G...

Financial planning

Permanent has launched a new fund, the Permanent Bond Fund which it has packaged with two existing funds in a suite called the Family of Funds....

Editorial

The world over it has been a particularly volatile period in fixed-interest markets. ...

Financial planning

A drop in US consumer spending and the unravelling of the Argentine economy are the two black clouds on the global economy for the remainder of this year....

Financial planning

A drop in US consumer spending and the unravelling of the Argentine economy are the two black clouds on the global economy for the remainder of this year....

Editorial

Many financial planners have at best dim memories of the major corrections of 1994 and 1987. Rob Keavney believes some of these advisers are putting their clients into hi...

Financial planning

If you are a financial planner who is really interested in the welfare of your clients, I hope you will read this article. ...

Financial planning

International shares had a tough run in February, thanks to continued downturns on the Nasdaq and European markets....

Financial planning

The Australian Scholarships Group Friendly Society (ASG) has launched two new education funds, enabling investment in fixed interest securities for the first time....

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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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Interesting. Would be good to know the details of the StrategyOne deal....

1 month ago

Insignia Financial has confirmed it is considering a preliminary non-binding proposal received from a US private equity giant to acquire the firm. ...

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Six of the seven listed financial advice licensees have reported positive share price growth in 2024, with AMP and Insignia successfully reversing earlier losses. ...

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