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Financial planning

Asgard and Macquarie Wrap have made big pushes for new business announcing boosted payments to advisers for writing new business into the investment platforms....

Rate the raters

Whichever way you cut the data, van Eyk Research beats the other research houses hands down. Julie Bennett reports....

Financial planning

IWL’s attempted takeover of Sanford Securities has failed to gain majority support of the Perth-based broking firm’s shareholders with Friday’s looming deadline for accep...

Financial planning

The implementation of compliance programs by Australian financial services companies are being hindered by a lack of resources, the perception compliance is not core busi...

Editorial

Investors have long held a bias to investing at home and, as Lochiel Crafter writes, this is understandable but does not justify current portfolio weightings....

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Financial planning

Why do some global managers hear music, and others just noise, when playing the international equities market? Glenn Poswell reports....

Funds management

Big names may own most of the distribution in Australia – but, as Julie Bennett writes, boutiques hold the next significant space....

Financial planning

Financial planning software provider IWL has extended its takeover offer for online broking group Sanford by two weeks after a muted response from Sanford’s shareholders....

Financial planning

Financial services training and education provider Tribeca will declare its first ever dividend to shareholders, after what it describes as strong financial and operation...

Editorial

Despite a mixed track record, the traditional approach to asset allocation is rarely questioned – and it should be, says Dominic McCormick....

Financial planning

The vast majority of financial planners believe the recent release of a damning report into the quality of financial planning advice will have a harmful effect on the pub...

Editorial

Suncorp Metway has recorded a slight profit increase in the six months to December last year, despite a sharp drop in the performance of its wealth management division....

Financial planning

Support for disclosure obligations under the Financial Services Reform Act (FSRA) is high, according to a Securities Institute survey, which shows only 13 per cent of adv...

Financial planning

Netwealth is to offer unlimited Australian equities investment choice in its superannuation master trust....

Financial planning

AXA has reported a 28 per cent profit growth in its wealth protection business despite a decline in retirement product inflows....

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