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Financial planning

03 Aug

Tower Trust positions for growth

Tower Trust has appointed former JPMorgan executive Philip Joseph to head its corporate trust business and drive a new growth strategy aimed at increasing its presence in...

Financial planning

03 Aug

Asgard restructures risk premiums

Asgard will offer a 28 per cent reduction in risk premium rates for larger employer groups while raising premiums for some personal insurance products by up to 40 per cen...

Financial planning

02 Aug

Macquarie boosts new Asian equity arm

Macquarie Bank formally launched its new Asian cash equities initiative - Macquarie Securities - today after having acquired the business for $145 million from ING Group ...

Financial planning

02 Aug

Charles Sturt to offer planning course

Charles Sturt University has joined the small band of Australian universities offering a Masters of Financial Planning degree after striking a deal with the Sydney-based ...

Financial planning

30 Jul

APFS votes overwhelmingly for Challenger takeover

Associated Planner Financial Services shareholders delivered a landslide vote this morning in favour of Challenger Financial Services Group's proposal to acquire the deal...

Financial planning

29 Jul

NAB coy on calls to sell MLC

National Australia Bank has played down suggestions that its wealth management arm - MLC - is no longer a natural strategic fit for the group and that it should consider ...

Financial planning

29 Jul

Trust reveals new plan of attack

Trust Company of Australia is narrowing its strategic focus after announcing the sale of its equity custody arm to ANZ and plans to offload its Permanent Business Adviser...

Financial planning

28 Jul

ASIC issues income stream warning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission is warning individuals considering investing in income stream products to be particular wary of debentures, unsecured...

Financial planning

28 Jul

Ausbil Dexia co-founder calls it a day

Style neutral investment group Ausbil Dexia co-founder Michael Wilson has announced his retirement from the firm seven years after its launch through a joint venture betw...

Financial planning

28 Jul

Assirt Research suffers more departures

Assirt Research has lost two more staff following the resignation of its head of data, Phil Waterfall and project manager and investment analyst, Tim Bowring....