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

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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

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Warrant Fundamentals

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Financial planners do not typically provide much advice on direct derivative strategies, wisely leaving this type of activity to specialists within stock-broking firms. Some clients, however, may benefit from the

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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

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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,

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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. 

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