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Financial planning

14 Apr

FPA chapter forum hailed a success

The Financial Planning Association has hailed the meeting of its 31 chapters in Sydney as a huge success according to general manager, Rohan Burgess....

Financial planning

14 Apr

Adviser loses appeal against ban

The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) has upheld an Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) ruling permanently banning an investment adviser from acti...

Financial planning

14 Apr

Ratings Roundup

Recent ratings from Assirt, Lonsec and Morningstar....

Financial planning

14 Apr

Lion’s share of Stockford sold

More than 90 per cent of the Stockford group has now been sold-off with only one large Sydney practice remaining in the hands of administrator KordaMentha, says Melborne-...

Financial planning

07 Apr

ASIC refuses to budge on survey blunder

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has refused to make any further moves in redressing the error which originally placed Brisbane-based Community...

Financial planning

07 Apr

IWL takes majority Sanford stake

Sanford Securities appears to have lost its battle to stave off attempts by IWL in taking a majority stake in the group after the latter’s stated its holding had risen to...

Financial planning

03 Apr

Lonsec expands hedge fund research and signs deal with Rapid Ratings

Research house Lonsdale Securities (Lonsec) has added eight hedge fund/fund-of-funds (FOFs) products to its ‘recommended’ list within its Hedge Fund Sector Review and has...

Funds management

03 Apr

Deutsche hedge funds off to New York

The Australian arm of DB Absolute Return Strategies, the global hedge fund business of Deutsche Bank, yesterday announced it will delegate the management of all its fund ...

Financial planning

02 Apr

Sanford takeover bid stalls

IWL’s attempted takeover of Sanford Securities has failed to gain majority support of the Perth-based broking firm’s shareholders with Friday’s looming deadline for accep...

Financial planning

02 Apr

Financial services industry falls short on compliance

The implementation of compliance programs by Australian financial services companies are being hindered by a lack of resources, the perception compliance is not core busi...