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Funds management
The "dislocated markets" caused by Europe's sovereign debt issues are creating opportunities that quality fixed income managers can exploit, according to Zenith....
Editorial
The popularity of cash products does not seem to revolve solely around investment sentiment anymore. Milana Pokrajac reports....
People & Products
Perpetual has completed the reorganisation of its retail distribution function with the appointment of former MLC Wealth executive Matt Thompson to the position of genera...
Funds management
The Commonwealth Bank has posted a strong six-month result, but the picture for Colonial First State and wealth management is less rosy....
Superannuation
Colonial First State has warned that a section of the MySuper bill, as currently drafted, actually mandates 'flipping' to higher cost super arrangements....
Financial planning
The FOFA reforms well and truly dominated the financial planning industry during 2011 and the year ahead looks set to bring more of the same, writes Nicolette Rubinsztein...
Financial planning
Since its establishment in February this year, MLC's retirement solutions team has grown to 10 people. Of those, eight were recruited straight from AXA....
Superannuation
Colonial First State's radical revamp of its FirstChoice platform had the ambitious goal of putting an end to the "fruitless debate" surrounding the fees charged by indus...
Financial planning
All sectors of the retail financial services industry have had a tough September quarter, with overall funds under management (FUM) falling by $47 billion since June....
Financial planning
All major institutions have reported falls in funds under management (FUM) over the past 12 months, with the sector experiencing its worst performance in three years....
Financial planning
If Industry Super Network has ended 2011 as the industry's big winner, it came at the expense of the financial planning industry....
Funds management
New managing director appointed as Darren Steinberg departs Colonial First State Global Asset Management Property....
Editorial
Tim Sanderson puts the traditional asset allocation approach head to head with the bucket strategy, with some surprising results....
Superannuation
Low-cost products introduced over the past 12 months by major providers such as Colonial First State, BT and AMP may have served to undermine the assumptions and disclaim...
Policy & Regulation
Major platform providers have called for parts of the Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms to be delayed due to lingering uncertainty with respect to grandfathering ...
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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...