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Financial planning

Aberdeen Asset Management is considering selling its 50 per cent stake in financial planning and superannuation group Chifley Financial Services as it beds down its acqui...

Financial planning

Permanent has launched a new fund, the Permanent Bond Fund which it has packaged with two existing funds in a suite called the Family of Funds....

Financial planning

Tight lending and a focus on quality mortgages gave the top three managers in mortgage funds their award-winning performances in 2001....

Financial planning

Tower Asset Management’s Australian equities team has been given two thumbs up, after being upgraded from a weak rating to a strong rating by Assirt....

Financial planning

Rothschild has launched two ethical investment funds which aim to outshine other funds on the market in terms of transparency of ethical bias to investors....

Financial planning

Exchange traded funds (ETF) have gathered more press lately as their rollout in the local market gets closer. Jason Spits examines the growth of ETFs in the United States...

Financial planning

BT Funds Management’s chief investment officer Andre Morony has announced his departure of the group, and will be replaced by former head of real estate Gary Symons....

Financial planning

Zurich Investment Management has been given a three star rating in its first qualitative rating by Morningstar....

Superannuation

While the Rolling Stones sang 'You can't always get what you want', that hasn't stopped planners seeking the ideal product. <B>JULIA NEWBOULD</B> examines what advisers a...

Financial planning

The sale of County Investment Management has taken a further step forward with the release of an information memorandum to interested buyers this week....

Editorial

A member of a self managed super fund (SMSF) currently has an accumulation balance of $400,000. They are 62 years of age, working part-time, and all of their benefits in ...

Funds management

There is “little room for error” left in the Australian funds management industry according to a new report which says the industry is rapidly reaching maturity...

Financial planning

Macquarie Bank have joined the growing list of online service providers adding man-aged funds to its product list, and is in talks to provide online advice....

Financial planning

Poor performance by AMP’s older style funds have dragged down the fund man-ager’s Morningstar overall rating to three stars....

Life/Risk

Insurance bonds will remain an attractive investment vehicle for high income investors until at least the end of the next financial year. Michael Abbott explains their at...

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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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The Reserve Bank of Australia's latest interest rate announcement has left punters disheartened on Melbourne Cup Day....

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The Federal Court has given a verdict on ASIC’s case against Dixon Advisory director Paul Ryan which had alleged he breached his director duties....

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