RETAIL INVESTORS

Funds management

David Bryant sold his agricultural funds management company to Great Southern in 2007, but has wrangled back control one year after the parent company's collapse....

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Editorial

The current environment is delivering high yields and attractive risk-adjusted returns in the corporate bond market. Andrew Lill explores the opportunities for investors ...

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Financial planning

Infrastructure entities are the next in line for a shake-up by ASIC, with the release of a consultation paper aimed at improving disclosure to retail investors....

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Financial planning

Fairview Equity Partners Emerging Companies has been added to Alpha Fund Managers’ multi-manager platform....

Financial planning

New legislation has prompted concern about the future of margin lending among industry commentators. Yet with confidence that the rebounding share market will stimulate f...

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People & Products

AMP Capital Investors has recruited former Hastings director of infrastructure securities Charles Hamieh ahead of a retail fund launch later this year....

Financial planning

ASIC's new consultation paper on agribusiness schemes has prompted specialists to argue that debt rather than general information was the major problem....

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Financial planning

A new property securities fund will give wholesale investors in unlisted frozen property funds the opportunity to sell their units....

Editorial

Dominic McCormick explains why it is time to increase the heat on the frozen funds littering the mortgage, high yield, property and hedge fund sectors....

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Editorial

Following the Government's prescription for better managed investment schemes disclosure, Brendan Ivers explains how these changes have affected the industry....

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Financial planning

ASIC is concerned at the tenor of bank advertising around term deposits, particularly where dual pricing implications arise....

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Financial planning

More financial advisers are looking to add value to their clients through bespoke services and products, as well as access to direct equities....

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Editorial

Stuart Fechner explains why separately managed accounts offer an alternative way to manage Australian share investments....

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Financial planning

Westpac Online Investing will offer market data, portfolio management, access to Aegis Research, Reuters newsfeeds and analysis from Morningstar....

Financial planning

FIIG points to the fact that two successive reports have recommended the clearing of regulatory red tape....

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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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