GEARING

Financial planning

While margin calls can make risk-adverse clients a little weak at the knees, loan providers are now delivering a number of strategies to ease their concerns. FIONA MOORE ...

Financial planning

Colonial First State has completed almost nine months of preparations for its much anticipated new master trust, gearing up to launch the investment platform to its finan...

Superannuation

Macquarie has become the second Australian fund manager to include a geared option in an investment vehicle, following the roll out yesterday of its new superannuation in...

Funds management

The Asian hedge fund industry has been given a huge boost and a taste of global exposure following the release of an Asian hedge fund directory by Eureka Hedge Advisors....

Financial planning

At the most recent FPA National Convention, Ian Hutchison gave a session titled <i>‘</i><i>Passionate planning means designing finances and lifestlye</i><i>’</i>....

Financial planning

The Commonwealth Bank’s online stockbroker, CommSec, has launched a margin lending product direct to investors that will combine margin loans with a savings plan to allow...

Financial planning

BT Margin Lending has launched a regular gearing service into its retail managed funds, making it easier for clients and advisers to access margin loans....

Financial planning

Growing interest in investing has also called attention to some less than professional practices. Tom Collins argues that in the public’s eye planner renumeration may fal...

Funds management

Listed property returns have exceeded the All Ordinaries over the last two decades with much less volatility, according to Credit Suisse Asset Management investment manag...

Financial planning

Investors are bullish about increasing their exposure to the Australian sharemarket, despite the low-growth conditions affecting economies and share markets world wide, a...

Funds management

Macquarie Bank has rolled out Australia’s first instalment warrants over a listed Exchange Traded Fund (ETF)....

Financial planning

Tom Collins reckons the Financial Services Reform Bill currently before parliament will make life easier for unscrupulous operators and tougher for the honest opertors. H...

Financial planning

The Mawson Group is to roll out its first master trust this week as its expansion plans start to come to fruition....

Financial planning

The Financial Services Reform Bill currently before parliament sets out to provide a consistent and comprehensive regulatory framework for our industry. Tom Collins recko...

Editorial

By Lachlan Douglas I am writing in response to the Money Management article titled “Hedge funds fail the asset class test” (Money Management, May 24) by Rob Keavney. ...

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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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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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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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One licensee has lost 27 advisers in the past week, now sitting at zero, according to the latest Wealth Data figures....

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