EQUITY TRUSTEES

Editorial

Having clients believe that placing money in bank deposits constitutes investing will have a detrimental effect on both the financial advice industry and the end consumer...

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Funds management

Equity Trustees says current talk about investors shifting to bank deposits is not focusing on the capital risk associated for long-term investors....

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Financial planning

The Trustee Corporations Associations of Australia has folded into the Financial Services Council to grow its membership base....

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Financial planning

Equity Trustees has reported an increase in net profit after tax to $3.9 million for the six months to 31 December 2011....

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Financial planning

Equity Trustees has reported an increase in net profit after tax to $3.9 million for the six months to 31 December 2011....

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Financial planning

There are a number of positives that will make 2012 a good year for financial advisers despite a tough economic environment, according to Equity Trustees (EQT) head of we...

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People & Products

Kevin Eley has joined Equity Trustees as a non-executive director and a member of the audit and compliance committee....

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Financial planning

Perpetual and AXA's decision to wind up their mortgage funds would result in increasingly limited choices for investors in this sector, according to Equity Trustees portf...

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Superannuation

Retail investments have recorded the worst performance across the retirement incomes sector over the year to June 2011, losing more than $10.6 billion in funds under mana...

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Financial planning

Partners Group launches new global private equity product....

Financial planning

Industry experts suggest that the financial planning industry is experiencing an era of change no less significant than the 2001 financial services reform. While this pre...

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Financial planning

As the financial planning industry moves towards a fee-for-service environment, there is a pressing need to ensure clients understand exactly what they are paying for, ac...

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Financial planning

Equity Trustees (EQT) has confirmed the acquisition of the OAMPS superannuation fund and a new superannuation growth initiative known as simpleWrap....

Financial planning

Recent industry upheaval has resulted in plenty of small and medium sized dealer groups looking for a quiet exit through a sale to an institution, according to Equity Tru...

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Financial planning

A high level of fiduciary care towards clients is not just a regulatory requirement, but sensible risk management for advisers as well, according to Equity Trustees head ...

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