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Financial planning

24 Sep

Perpetual reviews Fidelity alliance

Perpetual Trustees Australia has hinted its funds management arm, Perpetual Investments, may consider developing an in-house international equities division by building i...

Financial planning

24 Sep

Boutique moves to Next phase of expansion

Sydney-based specialist investment firm Next Financial has hired two regional distribution executives to take the group's Australian equity, debt and derivative offerings...

Financial planning

23 Sep

Super competition challenges all

The challenges facing superannuation funds under the choice of fund regime are merely part of the ongoing tests the industry has been facing over the past decade through ...

Financial planning

23 Sep

MLC opens up to independents

MLC has extended its range of adviser support offerings to external planners for the first time following the group rolling out its previously internally offered services...

Financial planning

22 Sep

Super choice or Hobson’s choice?

Yesterday’s deal between the Federal Government and the Democrats, that will see the Government’s stalled choice of super plans passed in the senate, will not aid the con...

Financial planning

22 Sep

ASIC hard talk backed up with action

The former director of a Queensland-based early release superannuation scheme has appeared in the Brisbane Magistrates Court on 21 charges of fraud brought by an Australi...

Financial planning

22 Sep

Regulator eases cash account restrictions

Australian Financial Services licencees have been granted relief from some restrictive constraints under Corporations Law relating to the treatment of cash common funds....

Financial planning

21 Sep

CitiStreet aligns with Watson Wyatt

Superannuation fund administrator CitiStreet Australia has struck a deal with global consulting group Watson Wyatt with the pair signing a ‘long-term’ agreement....

Financial planning

21 Sep

ASIC steps up early super crackdown

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has reaffirmed its ongoing crusade against schemes illegally promoting the early release of superannuation by announc...

Financial planning

20 Sep

Investors spoilt for TAP choice

MLC and Fiducian Portfolio Services have marked today’s official release date of term allocated pensions by launching four more of the new retirement income stream produc...