FINANCIAL MARKETS

Editorial

Dr Charles Lieberman explains why President Obama’s pledge to iron out the flaws in the US financial system is somewhat short-sighted....

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Financial planning

The power to supervise domestic Australian market licensees will be handed over to ASIC today....

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Financial planning

Does the drop in Australia’s unemployment rate translate into more opportunities in the financial services sector, and is the war for talent about to recommence from wher...

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Financial planning

Australians continue to be optimistic about investment opportunities, their general financial wellbeing and the resilience of the Australian economy, a survey from ING In...

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Financial planning

Proposed changes to the law will strengthen ASIC's investigative powers and increase penalties for market-related offences....

Financial planning

Iress has acquired Singapore-based independent software provider SENTRYi, a company offering multi-lingual investment planning tools for the Asian marketplace....

Editorial

Bryan Ashenden considers transition to retirement strategies in a new contribution cap environment....

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Editorial

Edwina Best and Amanda Rethus discuss the importance of researchers to the financial services industry and your business....

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Editorial

One consequence of the equity market downturn could be a return to a more active focus on economic fundamentals and their impact on financial markets, writes Stephen Halm...

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Editorial

As the fragile world economy begins to show signs of recovery, Ray Griffin explains how financial planners can reassure skittish investors....

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Financial planning

ASIC has announced the formation of a management team and an advisory panel to assist in the transfer of front line market supervision from the ASX to ASIC....

Financial planning

NAB may have reported a significant profit decline but it continues to grow its wealth management business....

Financial planning

In its annual report card, ASIC has recommended to the ASX that it consider whether certain business models and even sectors should be eligible for listing on the share m...

Editorial

Beware the consensus of negativity at the bottom of cycles, writes Mark Newman....

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Financial planning

Australian Unity takes stake in a Hong Kong-based equities manager, Seres Asset Management....

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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

2 months 1 week ago

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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A Sydney financial adviser has been permanently banned from providing any financial services, with the regulator deriding his “lack of integrity, trustworthiness and prof...

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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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Minister for Financial Services, Stephen Jones, has provided further information about the second tranche of the Delivering Better Financial Outcomes (DBFO) reforms....

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