MLC completes industry leading transition to fee for advice

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MLC today completed the transition of its advice businesses to fee for advice, a process it began in 2006 when MLC first challenged the industry to drop commissions, improve transparency... Read more continue reading

BT life insurance bolsters technical capability

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 BT Life Insurance has bolstered its technical support capability with the appointment of Jason Menzies as Technical Manager, Life Insurance. In a newly created role, Jason will be responsible for... Read more continue reading

Pre-open pricing on the ASX

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Managing an orderly market and ensuring that share prices are not able to be manipulated by participants seeking an unfair advantage over others are important functions of the Australian Securities... Read more continue reading

Industry body embraces a wider agenda

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IFSA to become the Financial Services Council The Investment & Financial Services Association (IFSA), the national peak body representing the $1.4 trillion retail and wholesale funds management, superannuation and life... Read more continue reading

Sharia compliant finance

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Several actions by the Government recently have revealed an intention to facilitate the expansion of the opportunities for Islamic finance in Australia. On 15 January the Johnson Report (“Australia as... Read more continue reading

The New De Facto Property Laws

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On March 1 we passed the first anniversary of the new laws which affect the property rights of de facto couples when a break-up occurs, so it’s timely to present... Read more continue reading

Active vs Passive funds – the debate continues…

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Overview The debate over active versus passive management is not a new one. In the 1960s the world saw Eugene Fama develop the theory of the efficient market hypothesis and... Read more continue reading

A Case for Emerging Small Cap

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The staggering growth of emerging market economies has led to a new dynamic in global consumerism. Increasing wealth and modernization across these markets is creating a new global middle class,... Read more continue reading

Web technology the answer to investor engagement – White Paper

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Overview This White Paper argues that the answers to the myriad ‘engagement and trust” issues currently perplexing the financial services industry lie in the adoption of smart, intuitive, interactive technology. ... Read more continue reading

Emerging markets local currency debt: Capitalising on improved sovereign fundamentals

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Emerging markets local currency-denominated debt is a relatively large and liquid asset class that represents some of the most creditworthy emerging market sovereigns, offers two distinct sources of return (currency... Read more continue reading