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27 February 2014 • By Tim Stewart • 1 min read

ASIC’s FOFA approach under fire

ASIC’s decision not to enforce the FOFA provisions the government plans to repeal has given providers the “green light” to “completely ignore the FOFA ...

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IRESS Australia wealth profit up in 2013

While IRESS has seen its group profit fall as a result of the acquisition of Avelo in the UK, the Australian wealth management arm has increased its ...

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Aus Unity half-year profit down $5.2m

Australian Unity’s net profit for the first half of the 2014 financial year has fallen by $5.2 million following higher claims costs in the healthcare ...

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ClearView announces strong result, equity raising

ClearView Wealth has posted a solid result for the first half of the financial year, with underlying net profit, in-force life premiums and funds ...

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Focus on cash flow, not earnings: Epoch

Investors should focus on companies with “free cash flow” and good capital allocation rather than following an accounting-based model, according to ...

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Sentiment continues to improve: State Street

Institutional investor confidence has continued to improve, with the State Street Investor Confidence Index for February rising by 8.7 points to ...

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Online service won’t ‘devalue’ advice: Financial Index

Financial Index has moved to head off criticism of its newly launched ‘end-to-end’ financial planning platform, which it claims will deliver “highly ...

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ASX consults on T+2 settlement cycle

The ASX has released a consultation paper on its proposed T+2 settlement cycle for cash market trades in Australia, which will shorten the current T+3 ...

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MDAs the ‘future of financial planning’

Non-institutional financial planning group GPS Wealth has announced the implementation of a managed discretionary account solution has “slashed ...

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Look to Chinese bonds: AllianceBernstein

The internationalisation of the renminbi will mean investors should make higher allocations to Chinese government bonds, according to ...

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