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Investors have turned conservative in the wake of the US election, worried about the fiscal cliff and the Eurozone....
Superannuation
A spike in electricity prices has made it harder for Australians to achieve a comfortable retirement, the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) said....
Funds management
Australian hedge fund managers currently manage around $208 billion in funds, trumping the absolute return hedge fund markets of Singapore and Hong Kong, according BasisP...
Financial planning
New State Street research points to Governments spooking investors who then fail to act in their own best interests....
Funds management
Financial planners are ditching direct equities for managed funds, according to Zenith head of sales and marketing John Nicoll....
Financial planning
Australian banks are relying on recurring revenue from their wealth management and insurance divisions to relieve pressure on earnings, according to Fitch Ratings....
Superannuation
ASFA publishes article which points to key deficits in Kohler-backed SOS campaign....
Financial planning
In meeting their best interest duty, Russell Investments director of client investment strategies Scott Fletcher said financial advisers might have to go beyond third par...
Superannuation
Industry funds can slow the exit of members into SMSFs by helping members set up SMSFs under the industry fund's administration, according to Deloitte....
Financial planning
The long-anticipated rise in revenue coming from the self-managed super fund (SMSF) client base is not happening just yet for financial planners, according to new researc...
Financial planning
Shadow shops are comparable to taking a car off a production line and asking a panel how well it will drive, according to head of Lifeplan Funds Management Matt Walsh....
Financial planning
ASIC's 2011/12 annual report has outlined the amount of surveillance and enforcement action the regulator completed in the financial advice sector in the past year....
Financial planning
Genworth has partnered with Lifeline in its Stress Down Day initiatives to tackle the negative effects of financial hardship and mortgage stress on families....
Financial planning
The expected life span of an individual is one of the great unknowns in retirement planning yet Australians continue to underestimate the significant effect of longevity ...
Superannuation
New Deloitte analysis points to super costs rising while contributions are in decline....
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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....
It’s astonishing to see the FAAA now pushing for more advisers by courting "career changers" and international recruits,...