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Superannuation

SMSF administration software provider BGL Corporate Solutions has announced the release of a Bank Data service that will attach to its Simple Fund and Simple Fund 360 ser...

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Financial planning

Westpac has reached its self-appointed target of boosting females in senior leadership positions to 40 per cent, according to WGEA....

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Financial planning

Half of former Whittaker Macnaught advisers have set up their own practices under CBA-owned Financial Wisdom, while Eureka and MSI Taylor are picking up the rest of the b...

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Editorial

Many financial planning clients remain decidedly cautious, with many clinging to cash and cash-like investments given the current market volatility. A Money Management ro...

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Funds management

Masterfunds have continued to grow in size, ending the year to March 31 with nearly half a trillion dollars in funds under management (FUM). ...

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Financial planning

Daily media coverage of the events leading up to the CFP enforceable undertaking generates moves for another Parliamentary inquiry....

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Superannuation

Westpac, Commbank and The Benevolent Society team to launch bond aimed at addressing social benefit issues....

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Superannuation

CBA and CFS have rolled out a simple superannuation product which targets the unadvised Gen Y market. ...

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Funds management

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....

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Editorial

Do direct investors need protection from themselves? Jonathan Ramsay argues taking into account the fundamentals of underlying investments will pay off better than going ...

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Financial planning

Financial planning dealer group WB Financial will soon dissolve and fold into the Commonwealth Bank-owned Financial Wisdom. ...

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Editorial

The process of using credit to inflate assets that is associated with quantitative easing has created much nominal growth and little real wealth – and could lead to a dea...

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Financial planning

Three of Australia’s four major banks have won places in a global list of the top 100 most valuable global brands of 2013....

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Financial planning

The mortgage broker proposition remains strong in the Australian market, particularly among first home buyers and investors aged in their twenties and thirties, according...

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Editorial

The Commonwealth Bank has confirmed the strong start it has made to 2013, with a March quarter trading update revealing a statutory net profit of $1.9 billion and wealth ...

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Pinnacle Investment Management has announced it will acquire strategic interests in two international fund managers for $142 million....

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