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Policy & Regulation

The FPA's Mark Rantall has told a Money Management roundtable that asset-based fees should not act as an impediment to ASIC providing class-order relief from opt-in....

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Editorial

Bank of Queensland has announced a $450 million equity raising in response to an expected $91 million loss in the half year to 29 February....

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Superannuation

The significant undervaluation of many Australian listed investment companies and trusts will make them targets for hedge funds, warns Pottinger senior adviser Nicholas G...

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Superannuation

OneVue has announced the launch of a consumer platform designed for members of the financial services group MAP that will cater for self-directed investors....

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Financial planning

The FPA has outlined to members the outcome of the FOFA changes and has urged industry unity despite last week's controversial issues....

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People & Products

Ross Kent has been promoted from senior managing director - institutional relationships to chief executive AllianceBernstein Australia....

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Financial planning

The number of companies entering liquidation is continuing to break records, with 10,544 companies entering some form of insolvency administration in the year to January ...

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Financial planning

Slow credit growth is the new normal and Australian lenders will need to adjust their profit expectations accordingly, according to a comparison website RateCity....

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Policy & Regulation

The FPA's code of conduct will not be the only approach considered by ASIC, with the Association of Financial Advisers's principles of practice also ready for implementat...

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Policy & Regulation

Strongly divergent views have emerged from Australia's major financial planning organisations in the wake of the FOFA bills, while the Opposition has made a policy commit...

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Life/Risk

The Financial Services Council has announced it will consult with the industry on a policy to address the practice of churning in life insurance....

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Superannuation

Written complaints to the Superannuation Complaints Tribunal about industry funds increased by 25 per cent last year, while complaints about retail funds decreased slight...

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Financial planning

Count Financial chief executive David Lane has strongly denied the dealer group has become a captive of the Commonwealth Bank's size and product set....

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Financial planning

ANZ-owned dealer group Financial Services Partners is looking to attract new advisers to its licence with a range of services under the new 'FSP DNA' brand....

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Policy & Regulation

The Association of Financial Advisers urges Bill Shorten to become involved in FOFA discussion rather than allowing Industry Super Network to act as an intermediary....

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