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Funds management

According to a new Mortgage Choice survey, low interest rates are driving investors to seek out investment property....

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Editorial

As advisers become increasingly time-poor, multi-manager funds seem to have emerged as an ‘all-in-one’ solution they need for their clients. But as Benjamin Levy reports,...

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Funds management

With yields at historical lows, many investors are missing out on the flexibility of actively-managed fixed income portfolios due to a lack of understanding. ...

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Editorial

Investing in equities offshore has for the past few years been a quick way to add some negatives to a balance sheet, and even the most hardened investors found the going ...

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Editorial

The world is going through a unique period, so what might have worked in the past will not work in the future. Dominic McCormick says now is not the time to be complacent...

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Funds management

Staying true to label is the secret to Certitude’s success in the Alternative Investments category in the Money Management/Lonsec Fund Manager of the Year awards....

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Funds management

Australian Unity Investments (AUI) proposes a merger of its two property funds before one of them reaches termination in June 2014....

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Superannuation

Asset managers need to figure out how they can get involved in the booming SMSF sector, according to Bennelong Funds Management's Jarrod Brown....

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Financial planning

ASIC has successfully applied to the Supreme Court of Queensland for three south-east Queensland based companies to be wound up following its investigation into an unlice...

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Editorial

Market conditions are driving a renewed interest in alternative investments, but a number of practical limitations may be limiting allocations in the retail space. Bela M...

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Financial planning

Financial advisers have been listed as the dominant distributors of retail structured products in Australia by research undertaken by IOSCO. ...

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Editorial

We may not be as rational as we think in our assessments and reactions to the market, and vivid memories of the recent past may subconsciously distort our judgement. But ...

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Editorial

Coaxing clients back into property post-GFC may not be as hard as some imagine, so long as you get the balance right, writes Damian Fitzpatrick. ...

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Funds management

Investors cautioned against using ETFs to gain exposure to emerging markets....

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Funds management

Ratings house, Standard & Poor’s has been targeted for litigation in the wake of proposed Lehman settlement with Australian councils....

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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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Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

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ASIC has suspended the Australian Financial Services Licence of a Melbourne-based financial advice firm....

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The corporate regulator has issued infringement notices to three AFSLs whose financial advisers provided personal advice to a retail client while unregistered....

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ASIC has released the results of its first adviser exam to be held in 2025, with 241 candidates attempting the test....

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