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Funds management

The low unemployment levels driven by a buoyant share market and thriving economy, as well as an increased need to recruit compliance professionals following the implemen...

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Financial planning

The two financial services regulators – ASIC and APRA – have combined resources to address the vexed unit pricing issue by jointly publishing a guide outlining what they ...

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Financial planning

Australian fund managers spend a lot of time and money wooing financial advisers with junkets, increasingly complex products and, of course, much-debated trail commission...

Editorial

There is a groundswell in global activity by financial institutions and financial product issuers attempting to engineer, design and manufacture investment products that ...

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Financial planning

Despite recent criticism by the corporate regulator, financial planners have won a major concession that will allow them to recommend clients change super funds, even if ...

Editorial

Fixed interest has an important place when building a diversified portfolio, and the recent rise in new high yielding investment vehicles, such as hybrids and structured ...

Funds management

The Australian funds management industry is continuing to experience good growth, but fund managers are going to have to do more to win the trust of investors, according ...

Financial planning

The Australian National Audit Office has criticised the Australian Taxation Office over its administration of the superannuation contributions surcharge, pointing to a ra...

Financial planning

Aren’t you tired of hearing about holistic, lifestyle planning? I am. Not that the concept is wrong, it’s just an impossibly tall order....

Financial planning

Mercer Global Investments added three diversified and four sector funds to its investment products range, taking a more aggressive approach to achieving returns whilst re...

Financial planning

The Australian Taxation Office has been urged to get its administration of the tax file numbering system applying to superannuation funds and trusts up to the same standa...

Funds management

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has added to the list of frequently asked questions for superannuation licensing on its website, with the inclusion of ques...

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Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

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Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

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