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ABN Amro is set to take a 50 per cent stake in alternative investment firm Absolute Capital following the pair striking a heads of agreement, which includes plans for the...

Financial planning

Around 100 people attended the CFP Retreat last week before the FPA Convention, for what was an “amazing day with exceptionally high quality speakers”, according to sourc...

Financial planning

In the last decade computers and technology have been responsible for many redundancies in the workplace, and those further down the financial services food chain could b...

Financial planning

Socially responsible investments (SRIs) promised much in recent years, but what have they actually delivered? Matthew Haigh reports....

Financial planning

Some financial planners are moving into risk insurance, an area historically occupied by life agents. Craig Phillips looks at some of the drawbacks of such a move....

Editorial

The Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) has announced a profit of $57.8 million for the year ending June 30 2003, slightly down on last year’s profit of $59.1 million, follow...

People & Products

Wilson HTM Investment Group has appointed former Commonwealth Bank of Australia executive, Neil Schafer, as its new managing director, with incumbent group head Steven Wi...

Editorial

Investor Group overcame “extremely difficult” market conditions to deliver its best ever first-half operating profit of $8.36 million in the six months to 31 December 200...

Financial planning

Lifespan Financial Planning has criticised the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), claiming that its hard line on some compliance procedures may disa...

Financial planning

Behavioural finance has become all the rage in investment circles in recent years, but Dominic McCormick asks does it add any real value?...

Editorial

What will happen to the world’s financial markets if there’s a war? CHARLES BEELAERTS investigates....

Editorial

Despite the emphasis placed on the importance of asset allocation, DOMINIC McCORMICK thinks traditional wisdom on what constitutes strategic asset allocation leaves a lot...

Editorial

What was once an investment class largely ignored by Australian investors has now emerged as a market contender. KATE KACHOR examines the rise and future of hedge funds....

Financial planning

The wealth management group formed by Westpac’s acquisition of Rothshild Australia Asset Management (RAAM) will be known as Sagitta Wealth Management Limited....

Financial planning

In an industry that has adopted ‘diversity’ as its mantra, KATE KACHOR found it wasn’t hard to find differing opinions when asking industry experts to pick sides in the r...

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

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It’s astonishing to see the FAAA now pushing for more advisers by courting "career changers" and international recruits,...

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increased professionalism within the industry - shouldn't that say, FAR register almost halving in the last 24 months he...

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Insignia Financial has made four appointments, including three who have joined from TAL, to lead strategy and innovation in its retirement solutions for the MLC brand....

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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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Professional services group AZ NGA has made its first acquisition since announcing a $240 million strategic partnership with US manager Oaktree Capital Management in Sept...

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