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Financial planning

As the needs of dealer groups and financial planners change in the wake of the evolving Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms, platform enhancements will play a signi...

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Tools & guides

Tim Sanderson considers the benefits of implementing a transition-to-retirement strategy for clients....

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Financial planning

Vanguard and RARE strategies have outperformed their peers following a Morningstar sector wrap of seven global listed infrastructure funds....

Funds management

ANZ looks to wealth management as part of its growth strategy after recording a solid first half....

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Funds management

Realindex Investments has added an emerging markets fund, which re-weights stocks according to their economic footprint....

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Financial planning

Money Management recently hosted a roundtable about the effects of the Government’s proposed Future of Financial Advice reforms. The key concern of those present wa...

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Policy & Regulation

The Federal Government's Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) changes carry with them the genuine risk of benefiting the big banks, institutions and industry funds at the ex...

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People & Products

BlackRock has announced several appointments aimed at strengthening its relationship building with retail clients and research gatekeepers....

Financial planning

Colonial First State has increased its FirstChoice options by nine....

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Funds management

Standard and Poor's research has identified a trend of fund managers establishing or joining boutiques during 2010....

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Financial planning

Colonial First State has held pole position in its cash peer group following the affirmation of a five-star rating of its Wholesale Cash Fund by Standard & Poor's....

Financial planning

New data has revealed the degree to which NAB has improved its market position via its Aviva acquisition....

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Editorial

Graham Hand outlines managed futures and the role they play in the investment sector....

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Policy & Regulation

Mid-tier dealer groups will have to go beyond simply launching badged platforms, which are not necessarily the Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) panacea some were hoping ...

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Financial planning

After spending less then a year at Colonial First State (CFS), Marianne Perkovic has succeeded Paul Barrett as the new general manager of the CFS advice business....

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