S&P: Australian equity large-cap fund managers striving to stay on top

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Big brand and boutique managers alike continue to raise the bar in the quality and scope of research undertaken within the Australian equity sector, according to Standard & Poor’s Fund... Read more continue reading

S&P assigns Four-Star ‘NEW’ Rating to Advance Alternative Strategies Multi-Blend Fund

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Standard & Poor’s Fund Services today assigned its four-star ‘NEW’ rating to the Advance Alternative Strategies Multi-Blend Fund, which is a hybrid approach to fund-of-hedge-funds (FOHF) investing managed through a... Read more continue reading

Paragem reports growing demand for back office support

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Growing demand for risk management, compliance support and practice management systems by independent financial advisers has seen Paragem Dealer Services boost its business with two existing clients increasing the services... Read more continue reading

AMP launches retail financial planning centre

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AMP has launched a new retail centre for financial planning in the Melbourne suburb of Camberwell – the first in Victoria and second nationally – following the successful launch of the... Read more continue reading

Zurich boosts retail risk team

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Zurich Financial Services Australia (Zurich) has appointed Mrs Kristen Lennis-Harvey to the role of National Key Account Manager, Retail Risk. Mrs Lennis-Harvey joins Zurich from CommInsure where she held the... Read more continue reading

WHK: fifth quarterly SME pulse survey findings

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The 5th Quarterly Pulse Survey, commissioned by WHK Group, provided few surprises.  Businesses are still concerned about the current economic outlook. But in an era of relatively low unemployment, it... Read more continue reading

AFA: Key pieces of FoFA puzzle still missing

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The second tranche of the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reforms released yesterday contain significant reforms that, together with the first tranche and StrongerSuper reforms, will change the landscape for... Read more continue reading

FPA responds to latest FOFA announcements

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The Financial Planning Association (FPA) says the release of the second tranche of the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) gives certainty to the financial planning profession to begin preparing for... Read more continue reading

Gap between what advisers provide and investors expect needs closing

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In the debate about adviser remuneration, not enough attention has been paid to improving the understanding of what clients can expect for their money, says Mr Philip Galagher, head of... Read more continue reading

‘Profits before people’ approach sounds alert for financial services industry

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While many financial services organisations have the best of intentions when it comes to their customers, too often they end up instead on the road to hell, says international consulting... Read more continue reading