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Editorial

In response to the tidal wave of money moving into cash, product providers have been quick to release a range of new cash-based products designed for the adviser market....

Financial planning

Stripping commissions from the cost of financial products could result in falls of up to 50 per cent in their cost to clients, according to David Price, managing director...

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People & Products

Aviva has appointed five fund managers to the separately managed account facility it will launch on its Navigator platform in September....

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Financial planning

Current Government inquiries into adviser remuneration should be broadened to include adviser inbuilt margins from badged platforms, according to Michael Heine, managing ...

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Funds management

The National Australia Bank has emerged as the winner in the bid for Aviva Australia's investment and insurance operations....

Financial planning

Funds to meet investor need for growth and capital protection during market downturns....

Financial planning

Relative newcomer to the Australian marketplace Barclays Capital remains upbeat about its expectations for growth in a recessionary environment. JAYSON FORREST spoke to i...

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Financial planning

The payments made by product providers and investment platforms - otherwise known as volume bonuses and shelf space fees - are beginning to be questioned, but rebates at ...

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Financial planning

Advice firms claim there has been a sharp decline in the quality of technical advice by product providers in the wake of staff cuts, even to the point of exposing them to...

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Funds management

CBRE providing investment services for fund; financial crisis creating opportunities for investors....

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Financial planning

DAVID WHITTEN explores the long short investment universe....

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Financial planning

In a submission to the Rippoll inquiry respected financial planner Neil Kendall has hit out against substantial "hidden incentives" paid to Australian financial services ...

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Financial planning

Colonial First State has again walked away with the top ranking in the annual Wealth Insights Service Level Survey....

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Financial planning

Uses cash for acquisitions, expanding associated financial planning businesses and distribution channels....

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Financial planning

There’s still more to say when it comes to forecasts, timing the market and financial advisers, says MICHAEL DALE....

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MARKET INSIGHTS

This verdict highlights something deeply wrong and rotten at the heart of the FSCP. We are witnessing a heavy-handed, op...

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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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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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