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Financial planning

Queensland-based stockbroking business Wilson HTM completely recreated its business in 1996, because it had to. Now six years later, it has bedded down the introduction o...

Financial planning

The providers of margin lending products could be the next victims from the worsening crisis over professional indemnity insurance for financial planners....

People & Products

The first major part of the integration of Westpac Investment Management (WIM) and Rothschild Australia Asset Management (RAAM) has been finalised with the appointment of...

Financial planning

Lonsec has reviewed the BT Small Companies Fund and has awarded the fund a ‘recommended’ rating....

Financial planning

UBS Global Asset Management has won the InvestorWeb Research Six Star Fund Manager of the Year Award, ahead of Macquarie Investment Management and Perpetual Investments.....

Financial planning

The Australian equities market has experienced an influx of new managers over the past few years, resulting in greater choice for investors and a more competitive market ...

Financial planning

Tyndall Investment management has been rewarded for adhering to its deep value style, with research house Assirt today upgrading the manager’s Australian share products f...

Financial planning

Zurich Financial Services Australia has rolled out a set of risk management tools designed to help financial intermediaries meet new obligations under the Financial Servi...

Financial planning

Over the last few years I’ve noticed that industry commentators are focussing on the issue of so called “independence” of advice and then drawing the conclusion that this...

Financial planning

The financial services industry remains inefficient because its success means it does not have to improve. However Tom Collins argues this will spur on the next wave of c...

Financial planning

Tower has created Tower CU Alliance (TOCUA), a new business to channel its wealth creation products into the more than three million strong member base of Australian cred...

Financial planning

Bridgeport executive director Robert MC Brown is frustrated when Bridgeport is described as a dealer group as he says that view ignores the essence of the group and where...

Editorial

“A true hedge fund is an investment vehicle with a primary key to minimise investment risk in an attempt to deliver profits under all circumstances.”...

Financial planning

The Bank of New Zealand has for the first time ever taken out the FundSource Fund Manager of the Year Awards and has also taken out the top award for international shares...

Financial planning

Ratings house Assirt has upgraded BT Funds Management (BTFM) diversified product rating from hold to investment grade, or a three star rating, announcing the upgrade aft...

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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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Minister for Financial Services, Stephen Jones, has provided further information about the second tranche of the Delivering Better Financial Outcomes (DBFO) reforms....

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