FPA restructure and small business

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Greetings as we begin to prepare for XMAS. Well no shortage of activity in the industry  this month with the announcement of the restructure of the FPA to represent individual

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Further appointments at Aviiid Third-age Living

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Retirement asset manager continues to grow its team Retirement asset management specialist, Aviiid Third-age Living, has moved another step closer to formalisation of its flagship fund, A-CARES No. 1, with

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Double jeopardy – or once bitten

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Six of us sat down to lunch the other day. Three men and three women and suddenly talk of marriage came up and we realised that three of those in

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MLC purchases balance of Meritum Financial Group

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MLC today announced the purchase of the remaining equity in financial advice business, Meritum Financial Group. MLC acquired a minority ownership stake in Meritum as part of its acquisition of

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Addwealth launches superannuation fund

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Niche player bucks the ‘beige’ trend in super Financial planning and funds management company Addwealth has today launched its own superannuation fund, the Addwealth Advantage Super Fund. The new fund,

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Lonsec releases natural resources sector review

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Lonsec has released its 2010 review of the Natural Resources sector, encompassing 11 funds across the three Natural Resources sub-sector lines: Resources: Investments participating in the energy, industrial metals and

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AFA: An advocate for consumers

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The new look Board of the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA), today confirmed the association remains fully focused on helping its members to address the very serious problems currently facing

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J.P. Morgan first to launch Tri-Party securities lending in Australia

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J.P. Morgan has successfully completed Australia’s first Tri-Party Securities Lending transaction acting as a third-party collateral agent for a securities lending transaction between UBS and State Street Bank and Trust.

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Responsible Investment 2010

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Responsible Investment 2010 is the 10th annual Benchmark Report commissioned by RIAA and the 7th report based on research carried out by Corporate Monitor. Its aim is fourfold: to update

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Financial planning going to market

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Financial planning is going to market – on screens, in newspapers and on radio – and the message will be that consumers need a plan and financial planners are professionals.

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