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Funds management

CFSGAM has launched its Asian growth strategy in Australia, making it the first Australian unit trust, managed by their Asian team. ...

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Financial planning

The rapid increase of communication technology and social media use, along with regulatory change, will make financial advice businesses more accountable than ever to the...

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Financial planning

Sticking with the current rules on non-concessional contribution caps could lead to paying double tax in the future, according to CFS....

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Financial planning

Colonial First State (CFS) has launched a new mobile app which it claims will help financial advisers provide better service for their clients....

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Funds management

Challenger’s annuities have been made available on CFS’ FirstWrap and FirstChoice platforms. ...

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Superannuation

The ISA has renewed claims that planners are extracting commissions of as much as $2.6 billion a year as part of its defence of default super arrangements. ...

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Financial planning

Fortnum recruits Sal Torrisi to lead its invesetment administration arm....

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Financial planning

Platform providers are still bleeding hundreds of millions a year on regulatory compliance, at the cost of improved functionality, an Investment Trends report shows. ...

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Funds management

Managed investments and superannuation funds have underperformed their benchmarks through a combination of index hugging and high management fees with nearly fifteen per ...

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Financial planning

Financial advisers will be given access to annuities through platforms, as demand for annuities increases. ...

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People & Products

Platform provider Federation Alliance has appointed Alan Kenny as its acting chief executive officer....

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Financial planning

LifePlan Funds Management reacts to adviser demand by creating new national position....

People & Products

Anne Fuchs has moved to the newly-created role of Chief Commercial Officer within the AFA....

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People & Products

Robeco has appointed former Blackrock staffer Matthew Young as its regional manager for retail business development....

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Superannuation

Customers are most satisfied with the financial performance self-managed super funds, compared to industry or retail funds, Roy Morgan data showed....

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Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

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A Sydney financial adviser has been permanently banned from providing any financial services, with the regulator deriding his “lack of integrity, trustworthiness and prof...

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Minister for Financial Services, Stephen Jones, has provided further information about the second tranche of the Delivering Better Financial Outcomes (DBFO) reforms....

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One licensee has lost 27 advisers in the past week, now sitting at zero, according to the latest Wealth Data figures....

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