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Funds management

The boards of the ASX200 are increasing in diversity - but although there have been a number of female appointments, progress is still slow, says ACSI....

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People & Products

Allan Gray Australia has appointed Chris Inifer as head of retail distribution and Julian Morrison as national key account manager....

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Editorial

BlackRock Australia’s Jonathan Howie explains why ETFs can work in the best interests of clients and financial advisers. ...

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Editorial

After a substantial part of the year when employers and employees seem to have been marking time in terms of job recruitment, things may be about to change, write Andrew ...

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Superannuation

As SMSF regulatory reform puts the spotlight on the relationship between accountants and financial advisers, David Clatworthy looks at how the relationship may evolve in ...

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Superannuation

DBA Lawyers’ David Oon and Bryce Figot take a cautious look at deducting superannuation contributions for directors of trustees of ‘passive’ investment trusts. ...

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Financial planning

Adviser required to give up authorised representative status...

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Financial planning

More than a million customers have ended their relationship with a financial institution in the past year, with ANZ reporting the highest proportion among the major four ...

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Superannuation

The median balanced option gained 0.4 per cent in August....

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Financial planning

Media Super has awarded Aberdeen Asset Management an Australian equities mandate....

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Funds management

Funds management director Caroline Saunders made redundant after strategic review of Barclays’ funds management operations...

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Financial planning

Hedge fund executives quit ASX board and hit with $2.6 million fine....

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Superannuation

Concerns around low balance SMSFs overlook the long-term nature for which the funds have been created. ...

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Superannuation

The introduction of a focus on after-tax performance could lead to additional returns for super fund members, according to a Russell survey. ...

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Financial planning

Dealer groups offering cash incentives to advisers to join their business should mostly be avoided due to lack of clear value proposition, according to Anne Fuchs, direct...

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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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Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

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ASIC has suspended the Australian Financial Services Licence of a Melbourne-based financial advice firm....

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The corporate regulator has issued infringement notices to three AFSLs whose financial advisers provided personal advice to a retail client while unregistered....

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ASIC has released the results of its first adviser exam to be held in 2025, with 241 candidates attempting the test....

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