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Editorial

MLC has announced that it will compensate investors in its superannuation products who suffered a loss in the value of their investment when they were transferred from si...

Financial planning

At what point should a financial planning business consider outsourcing back-office functions and when is the right time to do it? FIONA MOORE reports on the telltale sig...

Financial planning

THE Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) will begin a series of campaigns targeting commissions and disclosure in a three-pronged strategy as part of i...

Financial planning

Back-office suppliers are gearing up for some busy times ahead as planners seek new ways to cut costs. JOHN WILKINSON looks at how back-office services are re-engineering...

Financial planning

The directors of Permanent Trustees Company and the Trust Company of Australia have announced they have agreed to a merger of the two groups creating a single entity with...

Editorial

Increased demand for Integratec training courses made a significant contribution to Tribeca Corporation’s year-end financial results, which have exceeded profit forecasts...

Superannuation

GIVEN the extremely strong growth in numbers and assets held in DIY superannuation funds, particularly self-managed superannuation funds (SMSF), it is surprising that so ...

Superannuation

Consolidating overseas superannuation money has a reputation for being hard to expedite. FIONA MOORE reports on what the process involves and how it can provide your clie...

Financial planning

Independent, small planning businesses and dealer groups have asked for a clearer set of compliance processes under the Financial Services Reform Act (FSRA), removing wha...

Financial planning

The professional indemnity crisis is hitting the financial services industry hard. GEORGE LIONDIS investigates what planners and dealer groups are up against....

Financial planning

AMP has added to the number of groups offering back-office solutions to financial planners with the launch of a dealer group backoffice support service....

Financial planning

Research house Morningstar has given Platinum Asset Management a two out of five business and management strength rating, citing the manager’s track record of solid inter...

Financial planning

The fees charged to investors in the retail managed fund market have fallen steadily over the last six years, according to a new study by the Investment and Financial Ser...

Financial planning

HSBC Asset Management (Australia) has been given an average rating by two major research houses this week, scoring a three in Morningstar’s Business and Management Streng...

Financial planning

Ever wondered how your boss got their job? LACHLAN GILBERT gets on the job trail and talks to some headhunters and a few of the prize trophies....

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