2012 Future2 Make the Difference! grants open for applications

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Four or more grants of up to $10,000 each will be made by Future2 this year to community organisations working to give a better future to young Australians struggling with... Read more continue reading

Corporate super adviser not addressed by FoFA

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The Corporate Superannuation Specialist Alliance (CSSA) believes there is one area of financial planning still not fully understood and addressed by the FoFA debate – the role of the corporate... Read more continue reading

Women need to take a more holistic approach to achieve financial independence

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Women need to take a more holistic approach to achieve financial independence according to data released today by The Investment Stylist. The data has shown that despite their efforts to... Read more continue reading

Winning CFD traders often get branded as lucky, but is that always the case?

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Capital CFDs believes that luck will eventually fail for a trader when the market moves against the ‘lucky’ position. Instead, consistently successful traders have a rock solid foundation that has... Read more continue reading

S&P releases ratings for the 2011/2012 Australian Listed Property Securities Fund sector review

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Standard & Poor’s Fund Services today released ratings for funds in the 2011/2012 Australian Listed Property Securities fund sector review. Overall, peer group ratings remained stable with just two rating... Read more continue reading

FPA establishes higher education program in financial services

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The Financial Planning Association (FPA) in conjunction with the Financial Planning Education Council (FPEC) today announced the launch of a national consultation framework on the curriculum and accreditation requirements for... Read more continue reading

Seeing the wood for the fees

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Does the saying ‘you get what you pay for’ hold true when it comes to paying for professional investment management? Jarrod Brown, CEO of Bennelong Funds Management, largely agrees. As... Read more continue reading

My Dealer Group attracts high level of adviser interest

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My Dealer Group, the matchmaking service designed to help advisers looking for a new licensee, is attracting an unexpectedly high level of interest from advisers. Pinnacle Practice Director, Anne Fuchs,... Read more continue reading

Ratings unchanged as MFS ends distribution arrangement with BNP Paribas

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Standard & Poor’s Fund Services announced today that MFS and BNP Paribas Investment Partners (BNPP IP) plan an amicable separation of their distribution agreement of MFS investment products in Australia... Read more continue reading

‘Boutiques with backing’ gain favour in Australian small cap universe

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Lonsec’s annual review of the Small Cap Australian Equity Fund sector found that boutiques – or, more accurately, ‘boutiques with backing’ – have continued to gain increased prominence as the... Read more continue reading