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SMSF contributions jumped almost $7,000 on average in the 2011/12 financial year, which also saw a shift away from equities to cash and term deposits....
Funds management
Alternative equity strategies are a viable transition for fearful cash investors, as they deliver reliable income streams and protect capital in volatile markets, accordi...
Financial planning
Hiring for the Australian financial services industry has declined 37 per cent this quarter compared to the same time last year according to eFinancialCareers....
Funds management
Inflows into the exchange-traded fund market are becoming a useful way to gauge investor sentiment, according to BetaShares head of investment strategy Drew Corbett....
Funds management
There was little change for the masterfunds sector over the year to March 2012, down by just 0.3 per cent, or $1.4 billion, to $433.1 billion....
Superannuation
New ASFA analysis points to the continuing challenge of market volatility and the need for better academic research....
Superannuation
New research commissioned by Principal Global Investors points to investors being focused as much on risk as returns....
Funds management
As the returns from ASX200 stocks appear to be moving ever more in unison, having the ability to pick stocks outside of the mainstream market is more important than ever,...
Funds management
With less money going around, boutique fund managers are facing a dangerous period and those with unsustainable business structures are set to be driven out of the market...
Superannuation
The latest Chant West data points to most superannuation fund members ending the year in positive territory, but only just....
Editorial
ipac's Jeff Rogers details the thought processes behind looking through the prevailing investor pessimism and reaffirming the efficacy of long-term strategies....
Financial planning
A significant majority of investors believe markets are in for a prolonged period of market turbulence, according to new research commissioned by Principal Global Investo...
Financial planning
Colonial First State has used platform flows data to generate a clearer picture of investor sentiment....
Life/Risk
Both revenue and assets show decline in the most recent APRA life insurance industry data....
Superannuation
The number of units on issue in the Australian ETF industry was stable last month, primarily due to new money flowing into several ETFs across a number of asset classes t...
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Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...
This verdict highlights something deeply wrong and rotten at the heart of the FSCP. We are witnessing a heavy-handed, op...
Interesting. Would be good to know the details of the StrategyOne deal....