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The top investment funds over the past year
The top-performing investment funds for the year ending March 31 have been announced, with all being ETFs focused on international equities.
AFCA finds more Dixon Advisory victims
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority added 544 more Dixon Advisory-specific victims to total 2492 complaints at the end of April, which will further exacerbate the levy financial advisers must pay.
Senior Cbus investment manager exits
Cbus' head of total portfolio management has left the fund, while a former JANA executive has joined its infrastructure team.
Quality of retirement does not depend on super balance: Bragg
The Senate Economics Committee has released its interim report into using super for housing.
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Robert De Dominicis
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
GBST HOLDINGS LIMITED
GBST HOLDINGS LIMITED
It was during a family sojourn to the seaside town of Pescara, Italy, Rob DeDominicis first laid eyes on what would become the harbinger of his future. Andrew McKean writes.
Yes, the guidelines have to be robust, but not of a nit picking quality. Regulators need to be people who come from a proper financial services background, who are prepared to look at all sides of the arguments and are not associated with a particular political disposition.
I see too many failures right around.
The regulations should be applied in seeing all parties as one industry, offering various products.
That includes SMFs, Bank and Private financial planners, Industry Funds and also State Government Funds. There have been too many loopholes exploited by all of these. Unless the Governments concerned get together and recognise this, the clients will remain confused and disadvantaged.