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Hedge funds may have prospered from a move to absolute returns in recent years but strong performance figures are no guarantee they will continue to benefit argues Goldma...

Financial planning

The Joint Parliamentary Committee’s recommendations against disclosure of commissions by risk advisers have been branded a “disgrace” and condemned by virtually all sides...

People & Products

Deutsche Asset Management (DeAM) has appointed Cathy Hales to the newly created position of head of product for its Australian operations....

Financial planning

Tower Australia has been through the mill lately but claims it has refocused its vision and returned to its roots....

Financial planning

A national scheme of professional standards legislation will lower the cost of professional indemnity (PI) insurance and remove restrictions on the services offered by fi...

People & Products

Financial Planning Association (FPA) chief executive Ken Breakspear will step down from the role on October 10, indicating he would not renew his contract and drawing to ...

Financial planning

The financial services sector has broadly welcomed today’s release by the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) of a modelling template for fee disclosur...

Financial planning

Platform provider Asgard Capital Management has struck an alliance with E*Trade Australia to allow it to integrate an online share trading service within its wrap product...

Financial planning

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has criticised the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) Public Liability and Professional Indemnity Insurance ...

Financial planning

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) and publisher CCH have jointly launched an electronic compliance manual for financial planners....

Financial planning

Choice of superannuation fund legislation is taking forever to pass through Federal Parliament. Lisa Bowman asks why....

Financial planning

Ranking fourth in the Money Management Fastest Growing Dealer Groups Survey, ANZ Personal Advisory Services had grown the number of planners in the group in the year endi...

Funds management

Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) chief executive, Graeme Thompson, will end his five year term of appointment at the end of the month, it was announced t...

People & Products

InTech Financial Services has appointed Deutsche Asset Management Asia Pacific regional chief operating officer Michael Monaghan as chief executive officer, after a three...

Financial planning

PremiumChoice platform is set to target Western and South Australia in a bid to expand the number of dealer groups using its services by 30 per cent over the next 12 mont...

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