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People & Products

BlackRock Australia has appointed Albert Daniels to lead investment communications for the asset management firm....

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Financial planning

A new survey has revealed that mortgage consumers aren’t prepared to embrace fee for service....

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Financial planning

Praemium International has received approval from the Jersey Financial Services Commission to operate as an investment business in the Channel Islands, Praemium stated....

Policy & Regulation

Yesterday’s carbon tax announcement will bring certainty for large super funds looking to invest more in clean energy and technology, the AIST has said....

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Financial planning

The Federal Government has handed Medicare responsibility for administering compassionate early release superannuation....

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Funds management

Home owners are continuing to refinance their mortgages, even as the property rate remains flat, according to the latest Home Finance Index....

People & Products

Bennelong Funds Management has expanded its distribution team to keep up with recent growth by appointing Roger Phipps as director of distribution, based in Melbourne....

Financial planning

The Government has been urged to improve default fund arrangements, as more negative reports emerge about MTAA Super....

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Financial planning

BNP Paribas Investment Partners (BNPP IP) has launched a new fixed income capability in a bid to capture interest from investors seeking a more defensive option....

Financial planning

Major industry research houses have renewed their calls for legislation to be introduced to stop fund managers putting misleading names on their funds....

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Financial planning

Count Financial executive chairman Barry Lambert thinks IOOF should further sweeten its offer for DKN....

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Financial planning

Fund managers should use their size and influence to ensure the companies they invest in take environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues into consideration....

Policy & Regulation

The policy uncertainty surrounding the Federal Government's proposed Future of Financial Advice changes appear to have contributed to wiping up to 15 per cent off the val...

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People & Products

Crowe Horwath has appointed 12 new principals to meet client demand....

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Superannuation

The Federal Government may have made its intentions for the proposed MySuper regulations reasonably clear, but many industry participants are still unsure about the best ...

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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....

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