FINANCIAL CRISIS

People & Products

Infocus Group founder Darren Steinhardt will assume the role of chairman following the departure of Barrie Adams at the company's December board meeting....

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Editorial

ANZ has netted a $5.7 billion full-year profit, but its wealth management division has evidenced difficult market conditions....

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Financial planning

The number of disputes relating to investments taken to FOS in the 2011-12 financial year dropped by 13 per cent on the previous year....

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Editorial

While equities no longer have the appeal they had prior to the financial crisis, sophisticated fixed interest strategies are springing up in their wake....

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Editorial

With the commodities boom having reached its apex, there is little upside left in the Australian dollar, according to Brandywine Global's Francis Scotland....

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Financial planning

Financial advisers can lower their costs and create more loyal clients by catering to environmental, social and governance concerns, according to Premium Wealth Solutions...

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Editorial

Gloomy headlines have at least played a part in creating financial anxiety among Australian investors. Tim Browne explains why it’s important for financial advisers to us...

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Financial planning

The three dominant generations seem to have very different views on investing and are split when describing their worst financial nightmares, according to a new survey re...

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Editorial

ipac's Jeff Rogers details the thought processes behind looking through the prevailing investor pessimism and reaffirming the efficacy of long-term strategies....

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Financial planning

After a sizeable dip in FUM in 2011, the total platform market ended the year to 31 March 2012 almost unchanged....

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Funds management

Boutique fund manager Bennelong Funds Management has shone a light on the competitive pressures facing managers in the current environment, saying that boutiques are shut...

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Funds management

The liquidity issues that caused a number of mortgage funds to be frozen at the height of the global financial crisis have been addressed and these funds can now offer re...

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Funds management

Wingate chief investment officer Chad Padowitz says traditional strategies do not manage sequencing risk which is better mitigated with a diversified equities portfolio....

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Financial planning

Global firms have dramatically rebuilt their cash holdings in recent years, having a major impact on economic recovery....

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Editorial

Piers Bolger believes that emerging market debt will continue to grow in prominence and provide an alternative debt solution to developed market economies....

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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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This verdict highlights something deeply wrong and rotten at the heart of the FSCP. We are witnessing a heavy-handed, op...

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Interesting. Would be good to know the details of the StrategyOne deal....

1 month ago

Insignia Financial has confirmed it is considering a preliminary non-binding proposal received from a US private equity giant to acquire the firm. ...

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A former Brisbane financial adviser has been charged with 26 counts of dishonest conduct regarding a failure to disclose he would receive substantial commission payments ...

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