GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS

Financial planning

Investors are increasingly seeking legal redress against former advisers based on the recommendations of a new adviser, according to Argyle Partnership principal Peter Bo...

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Financial planning

A global survey of fund managers has found that the risk appetite of investors is improving, with many of them beginning to emerge from the defensive positions that promp...

Financial planning

Concerns advisers may miss out on the upturn when markets recover if they switch to a set-dollar fee based on the current market....

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Financial planning

Count Financial has revealed a further decline in funds under management in the face of continuing market volatility but has also foreshadowed further acquisitions....

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Editorial

There is a great white elephant in the room that is our super industry - the fact that many of our customers don’t understand what we’re saying. The super industry has ne...

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Editorial

It was only a matter of time before one of the major banking groups opted to cut planner numbers. ...

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Editorial

ANDREW FRANCIS charts the development of fundamental indexation....

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Financial planning

A review conducted by the Reserve Bank and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission has urged a slow-down in moves to lift the minimum capital levels for coun...

Financial planning

Restructuring costs impact earnings of Bendigo and Adelaide Bank, but chief executive argues it is better to be positioned to weather the storms ahead....

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Financial planning

The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees has welcomed the decision by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority to issue a guide on conflicts of interest ...

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Editorial

The fees paid for tax returns prepared by an accountant are tax deductible. Should the same apply to a visit to your financial adviser?...

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Financial planning

The fallout from the financial crisis has hit platforms hard, with funds under administration and their bottom lines slumping dramatically. And as John Wilkinson reports,...

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Financial planning

New Rabobank research reveals that the global economic crisis is undermining rural confidence despite favourable seasonal conditions and lower input costs. ...

Financial planning

Over half of investors say they are unlikely to increase investments in existing products over the next quarter, while around a third are likely to invest more....

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Financial planning

The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees has acknowledged that the generous measures contained in the former Howard Government's 'better super' initiatives may...

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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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