FINANCIAL CRISIS

Accounting

ASIC review reveals degree to which companies are pushing accounting standards....

Editorial

Distinct recovery paths are emerging for developed and developing markets in the wake of the global financial crisis. Michael Hasenstab examines the opportunities for inv...

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Financial planning

Having proven itself resilient, it is time for the Australian funds management industry to take its skills and experience to the world, writes John Brogden....

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Editorial

Global credit, with its historically high yields, should feature in any fixed-income investment, writes Matthew McCrum....

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Financial planning

The Plan for Life analysis of retail managed funds for the September quarter of 2009 has shown growth of $46.9 billion....

Financial planning

BT Investment Management (BTIM) chairman Brian Scullin believes a number of smaller boutique funds management groups are still yet to fail, despite saying his group’s mul...

Editorial

Dr Shane Oliver heralds a global recovery led by the emerging world, and explains what it means for investors....

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Financial planning

Research conducted by Perpetual has found that clients are becoming wary about advisers recommending 'in-house' financial products and funds....

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Financial planning

Bank of New York Mellon chairman calls for global reforms, warning that no institution is too big to fail....

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Financial planning

Russell warns that the current bullish international investor sentiment towards Australia may be overdone, despite Australia's relatively strong economic position....

Editorial

A major theme in the RBA’s assessment is the resilience of Australia’s financial system compared to those of other countries. Stephen Halmarick reviews Australia's econo...

Editorial

As corporate and scheme failures continue the merits of engaging an independent responsible entity to avoid both actual and perceived conflicts is being revisited....

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Editorial

Profit down 33 per cent compared to previous period, revenue down by $34 million....

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Financial planning

Plans to divest all insurance and investment management operations globally, echoing the recent sale of the local business to ANZ....

Financial planning

Common standards for straight-through data processing will bring more efficiency for planners....

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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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