Rice Warner clarifies cost of opt-in calculation

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Rice Warner has submitted a letter to Minister Bill Shorten, Minister Financial Services & Superannuation, to clarify the analysis of its costs of ‘opt-in’ and to emphasise they are not onerous... Read more continue reading

Preference for bank deposits hit 37-year high

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Aussie consumers wholeheartedly believe that the best place to put your money is in the bank. The latest consumer confidence report shows that 37.8 per cent of consumer’s believe bank... Read more continue reading

S&P finds portfolio manager tenure has influence on fund performance

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Portfolio manager tenure is playing a role in the performance of Australian equity funds. S&P’s analysis of its rated long-only Australian equity funds shows that managers with long tenure are... Read more continue reading

J.P. Morgan makes new appointments

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J.P. Morgan Treasury & Securities Services has appointed Patrick Fanning as Head of Transition Management for the firm’s Australia and New Zealand business. Fanning’s appointment is the latest addition to... Read more continue reading

All Star Maple-Brown Abbott Listed Property Fund added to platforms

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Kate Mulligan, Managing Director of All Star Funds has announced today that the All Star Maple-Brown Abbott Listed Property Fund is now available on the BT Wrap, Navigator and Netwealth... Read more continue reading

ASIC reports on its monitoring of financial advisory practices

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ASIC has released a report on the information it received in 2010 from the top 20 financial services licensees on their practices. To help monitor the gatekeepers of the financial... Read more continue reading

First home-grown fund manager launches free educational webinars for advisers

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Hyperion Asset Management will launch a series of quarterly educational webinars for financial advisers, with the first of the sessions held yesterday. More than 120 advisers registered for the first webinar – “What’s... Read more continue reading

Opt-in, collective super fees, and the ministry of double standards

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The call by the Federal Government and the Industry Super Network (ISN) for a collective fee to be paid by super fund members to give them access to personal financial... Read more continue reading

AFS Group strengthens senior team with regional appointment

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Australian Financial Services Group Limited’s (AFS Group) Group CEO and Managing Director Peter Daly, has announced the appointment of Richard Liverpool to the position of Regional Manager for NSW &... Read more continue reading

More Asian companies paying more dividends

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One of the main reasons people have, and continue to, invest in Asian sharemarkets is for the capital growth of the fast growing companies listed there. But that’s starting to... Read more continue reading