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Australia’s major retail funds management ratings houses need to improve their turnaround times, according to the findings of Money Management’s 2010 Rate the Raters surv...

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Editorial

The failures of various agribusiness managed investment schemes have created problems for the planning industry....

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Financial planning

The managing director of Professional Investment Services (PIS) has questioned the role and value of investment research in light of recent failures in the agribusiness m...

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Financial planning

A solid majority of AMP Capital's FUM is now subject to performance-based fees arrangements....

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Financial planning

Wingate Group's bid to vote out the current board of Everest Financial Group has failed, with a majority of shareholders at Everest's annual general meeting voting in fav...

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Editorial

In the wake of the Federal Budget, and with sovereign debt worries in Europe, the future is uncertain for financial planners....

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Editorial

Dominic McCormick explains the reasoning behind Select Asset Management's decision to raise concerns regarding Trio Capital/Astarra....

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Financial planning

Government reforms to commissions could provide an opportunity for planners to launch their own boutique advisory practice by taking on lower tier clients hived off by co...

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Financial planning

The Government's plan to raise the super guarantee comes without an adequate focus on improving investor education, according to Australian Unity executive David Bryant....

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Financial planning

A number of independently owned dealer groups have broadly supported regulatory changes put forward by Chris Bowen, but some have expressed concern the changes favour ban...

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Financial planning

Industry superannuation funds that sponsor major sporting teams might be running contrary to the wishes of their members and, in some cases, their trustees....

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Editorial

The insurance industry has a chronically high cost structure, is structurally flawed, and carries a bias against level premium policies, writes Robert Keavney. However, r...

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Editorial

Sean Graham dissects the arguments made by industry super funds and some financial planners of the commissions-based remuneration of insurance in recent issues of Money M...

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Financial planning

Ray Griffin weighs into the heated debate instigated by risk advisers who want to rebate commissions and start charging fees for insurance....

Financial planning

The ACCC appears to have significantly over-estimated the impact on the Australian platforms market of NAB gaining control of AXA Asia Pacific....

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