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Financial planning

27 Jul

FPA and IFSA in soft dollar crackdown

Two of the industry's largest associations have pre-empted Government and regulators by outlawing several methods of alternative remuneration, and will now seek to reach ...

Financial planning

27 Jul

Colonial looks at Asia-Pacific expansion

Colonial First State is seeking to expand its reach across the Asia-Pacific region by forming a series of alliances with fund managers in those countries to distribute a ...

Financial planning

26 Jul

Invesco signs up former AXA CIO

Invesco Australia has appointed former AXA Australia and New Zealand chief investment officer Mick O’Brien into a newly created director retail sales and marketing role....

Financial planning

26 Jul

FPA/IFSA announce soft dollar stand

Two of the industry’s largest associations have pre-empted Government and regulators by outlawing several methods of alternative remuneration, and will now seek to reach ...

Financial planning

26 Jul

Morningstar snares Assirt senior analyst

Morningstar has snared a senior executive from competing firm Assirt Research as the group continues to restructure its web solutions division away from core development ...

Financial planning

26 Jul

Education courses to be ranked

The National Finance Industry Training Advisory Body (NFITAB) is embarking on an ambitious scheme to collate and rank every education program across the financial service...

Funds management

26 Jul

Challenger plays-down property sale claims

Challenger Financial Services Group has scotched rumours it has entered exclusive talks to sell its British property assets to entrepreneur Vincent Tchenguiz, brother of ...

Superannuation

26 Jul

ATO warns ‘at risk’ SMSFs on breaches

The Australian Tax Office has issued a stern warning to the 560,000 Australians managing their own super by releasing guidelines clearly outlining instances in which trus...

People & Products

23 Jul

Tower signs ex-Trust exec to head Pivotal

Tower Australia-owned risk advice dealer Pivotal Financial Services has a new head following former head of financial planning at Trust Company, Steve Murray, joining the...

Financial planning

23 Jul

Doctors and dentists to enter advice space

Financial planners are set to face competition from an unlikely source - the medical profession, following a Melbourne-based start-up education provider Feest Financial T...