UBS Global Asset Management has appointed Tracey McNaughton as head of investment strategy in Australia....
The Bennelong Kardinia Capital Absolute Return fund has lowered its initial investment amount for retail investors to $20,000 and moved to provide daily liquidity....
Independent research into some of the issues confronting advisers who take the plunge “off-platform” also identifies occasions when it makes sense to move, writes Linda E...
Godfrey Pembroke head of planning business moves to bank role and replaced with MLC executive....
CommInsure launches new service aimed at speeding up coverage for Colonial First State clients. ...
New analysis from CFS Global Asset Management points to how higher savings helped with deleveraging and the risks associated with a lower currency....
Lower-cost and flexible pricing models have been the most successful elements in driving planners’ satisfaction with investment platforms, according to a new report by In...
Strategic partnerships between product and service providers and dealer groups appear to be going through a phase of revival with the renewed optimism in the markets....
It was not a formal valedictory but Financial Services Minister, Bill Shorten, used an FSC function to thank those involved in the FOFA and financial services policy chan...
CBA and CFS have rolled out a simple superannuation product which targets the unadvised Gen Y market. ...
The retail managed funds sector has grown 4.5 per cent in the March quarter; however the “sell in May and go away” syndrome may plague Australian markets later this year....
Macquarie Wrap has joined other large-scale platform providers in providing its users with fee disclosure statement (FDS) functionality in the lead-up to the start date o...
As advisers become increasingly time-poor, multi-manager funds seem to have emerged as an ‘all-in-one’ solution they need for their clients. But as Benjamin Levy reports,...
Corporate super advisers will need to team up with super fund administrators to ensure a continuation of their revenue stream as a result of the combined effects of the F...
FirstChoice and FirstWrap deliver a range of tools designed to meet your needs and those of your clients. ...
So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...
Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...
Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...