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Financial planning

07 May

Skandia adds absolute return to platforms

Skandia has enhanced its platform offering through the inclusion of absolute return strategies to the fund-of-funds arm of both its Skandia One (bundled) and Skandia Glob...

Financial planning

06 May

Invesco looks to replace departing execs

Invesco Australia is embarking on a recruitment search to replace two senior executives following the imminent departure of its head of sales and marketing Peter Hodgson ...

Financial planning

06 May

BT Financial Group delivers for Westpac

Westpac Banking Corporation, boosted by its acquisition of BT Financial Group, has reported a $1.2 billion operating profit for the half year ending March 31, a 17 per ce...

Financial planning

05 May

Asgard highlights ‘Elements’ of fee competition

Asgard has unveiled further details of its mini-master trust, Elements, but says it will not differentiate the product on fees alone due to fierce competition in the mark...

Financial planning

05 May

Coin cements its foothold in software market

Coin Financial Software’s foray into the financial planning software market is gathering pace with a number of dealer groups signing up to its flagship offering Strategy ...

Financial planning

05 May

AMP rejigs fledgling unit trust

AMP has revamped its fledgling non-super AMP Flexible Lifetime Investments product, which was launched in June 2003, by expanding the offering to include 47 different inv...

Financial planning

05 May

Advisers look to alternatives

More than three quarters of independent financial advisers have indicated their intent to significantly increase levels of client portfolio exposure to alternative assets...

Financial planning

05 May

NAFPB planners spread their wings

National Australia Financial Planning Business (NAFPB) has relocated its planners away from the metropolitan centres and head offices of the three states it operates in t...

Financial planning

05 May

Mariner ranks grow as first offering launched

FLEDGLING boutique financial services group Mariner Financial has bolstered its ranks with the appointment of a chief financial officer and another business development m...

Funds management

05 May

Pengana to offer property hedge fund

Pengana Capital is planning to launch a new long-short absolute return hedge fund that will invest in global real estate later this financial year....