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No to fad funds, yes to expertise: InvestorWeb

... Platinum's Asia, European, International Technology and Japan Funds. "These funds have solid expertise in their sector, sound processes and we are confident they can achieve their investment objectives over the longer term," said the group in the report. ...

RSE licensing transition grinds to a close

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUL 2006
... standards covering proper governance, managing relationships with third parties, maintaining adequate resources and implementing sound risk management systems." At the beginning of the two year transition period there were 9,000 funds operated by 1,200 ...

Reverse mortgages require proper planning: IAA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2006
... 10-fold," said Swinhoe. The problem with reverse mortgages, he cautioned, was not the product themselves, but that while they sound like mortgages to most consumers they are actually quite different products. And this is why consumers need to tread carefully. ...

Finsia and ASX to educate advisers on listed products

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2006
... who play a vital role in the investment process. We believe that this program will better equip financial planners with sound investment advisory tools to provide the best possible service to their clients." Finsia will administer the course, which leverages ...

Value of advice shines at Tupicoffs

Financial planner Neil Kendall from financial planning group Tupicoffs has successfully demonstrated the 'value of advice' after his one-off pro-bono work for a low income client saw them nearly $300,000 better off. Announced the winner of this year's ...

SFE claims first ASX scalp

KATE HAGE  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2006
... exchange with a broad range of investment options with a high degree of liquidity, appropriate price signals on stocks and sound and effective self-regulation to ensure there is symmetrical information in the market and equal opportunity for people to ...

Profit sharing a win-win for AFS

Advisory group Australian Financial Services (AFS) is growing at a rate of at least 20 practices a year thanks to its highly successful profit sharing model. The Melbourne-based firm has signed up 13 practices since the beginning of the year and AFS ...

Common sense rules in portfolio construction

... going to get you there." In the end, Christie urged private investors to trust their common sense. "Diversify, develop a sound long term investment strategy, stick to it and don't be hoodwinked by people trying to get you to depart from the basics." ...

VFMC bears teething pains to woo top talent

... quickly as we can and we're looking to make appointments in the new roles in the next few weeks." While Bone is careful not to sound preferential, he stressed, "We have high quality people and we want to make sure they're put in the right roles and paid ...

Life insurers and 25 AFSL holders under ASIC microscope

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has launched formal investigations into 25 AFSL holders and will be watching life insurers closely, as a result of its latest license breaches report announced this week. The regulator has ...