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Funds management

The group reported a reduced profit for the first time in eight years and cites cautious investors, the Royal Commission, and reduced fees as reasons....

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Financial planning

Slater and Gordon has become the second to file a class action against CFS for charging FirstChoice Super members higher fees for ongoing commissions to members who did n...

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Funds management

Absolute return fixed income and emerging market debt fees have substantially reduced their fees in the last three years as investors become more willing to negotiate on ...

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Financial planning

Being genuinely independent and charging by way of transparent fee-for-service represent the future for financial advisers, according to a new survey....

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Financial planning

Australian millennials have placed ethical funds, causes and products at the bottom of their priority ladder when it comes to choosing an investment fund, Calastone has f...

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Superannuation

Some high risk, high fee superannuation investments are worth it in terms of the returns they generate, according to the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority....

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People & Products

AMP’s MyNorth wrap platform has a new web-based fee calculator to help advisers and clients quickly calculate annual platform fees....

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Funds management

Usage of locally-listed exchange traded funds in Australia remains low, accounting for only 2.5% of the $1.6 trillion in total assets under management. ...

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Funds management

Australia has been voted as one of the most investor-friendly countries for investment fees and expenses, according to Morningstar. ...

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Funds management

The firm has reduced management fees to 0.29% across its UBS Tactical Beta Fund range....

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Funds management

Platform provider HUB24 has dismissed a newspaper report that a combination of recent interest rate cuts and the fees it charges have left some financial planning clients...

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Superannuation

Conflicted fees are once again a hot legal topic, with Suncorp being hit with a class action in the New South Wales Supreme Court over superannuation commissions paid to ...

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Funds management

Exchange traded funds in the US have been consistently squeezed by increased competition which, combined with new fintech entrants, forced costs sharply lower, according ...

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Financial planning

Greater transparency will help address anomalies in the way in which superannuation fund salaried financial advisers are paid from administration and investment fees, acc...

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Financial planning

A number of financial advisers have questioned whether the Australian Securities and Investments Commission is being consistent in its treatment of salaried financial pla...

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