GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS

Financial planning

Westpac has expanded its online investing platform, adding a managed funds supermarket, international shares across nearly 30 countries, and U.S. exchange traded options....

Financial planning

It is the changed perception of risk, rather than risk tolerance that altered investor behaviour following the global financial crisis, according to Paul Resnik, the co-f...

Financial planning

New research suggests platforms delivered more to help planners through the global financial crisis than their dealer groups....

Financial planning

AIA Group has refuted speculation that its Australian operation is for sale....

Editorial

It is now clear that the failure of many fund managers to appropriately navigate the global financial crisis has caused many investors to question the ultimate value they...

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Top 100

Listening to consumer and adviser demands and embracing technology have been the focal points for the top life companies in this year's Money Management/Dexx&R Advise...

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Life/Risk

The risk insurance industry is adapting to people either choosing or having to work past retirement age....

People & Products

Macquarie Bank may need to shed some staff in the wake of a 25 per cent earnings downgrade, according to UBS analysts....

Financial planning

The Industry Super Network has reaffirmed its commitment to investing in unlisted assets despite the recent outperformance of retail master trusts....

Financial planning

The Industry Super Network has reaffirmed its commitment to investing in unlisted assets despite the recent outperformance of retail master trusts....

Funds management

There are strong cases for investing in emerging economies, and even greater possibilities may be found in ‘frontier’ economies, according to HSBC’s Nick Timberlake....

Financial planning

A conference of industry superannuation funds has been warned of the implications of a minority Coalition Government for the not-for-profit sector....

Financial planning

Corporate advisory and equity analysis firm, Vantage Analysis, has provided a solution for unlisted businesses and investment funds grappling with poor investor sentiment...

Financial planning

Tail risk hedging strategies could improve investment performance by around five or six per cent in black swan events such as the GFC, according to PIMCO....

Editorial

As the fee versus commission debate continues to simmer, Ray Griffin examines this age-old debate and explains why remuneration is ultimately in the hands of financial pl...

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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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Pinnacle Investment Management has announced it will acquire strategic interests in two international fund managers for $142 million....

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