John Wilkinson

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AXA has launched a scheme to buy clients from financial planners and pass them on to new planners using buyer of last resort principles....

Avanteos chief executive Mark Papendieck will step down from the group after concluding his three year employment contract and will be replaced by former Commonwealth Ban...

The new head of retail at JB Were Investment Management (Were), Gordon Thoms, has rejected any moves to become a platform provider and says the group would look for new o...

OFM Investment Group is conducting due diligence on a new administration outsource provider after mutually agreeing to part with incumbent provider, State Trustees, follo...

Property group Becton has launched the first retail mezzanine fund for property investment aimed at the self-managed superannuation fund market but denies the move is des...

The Victorian Government will aim to create a new ministerial position for ‘services’ to forge a better link between itself and the financial services industry after comp...

Australian Unity has restructured its life insurance operations, including its bond products, and has spun to divisions out into a new company called Australian Unity Inv...

AXA is to close its Altus dealer group as part of a rationalisation of financial planning brands....

PremiumChoice platform is set to target Western and South Australia in a bid to expand the number of dealer groups using its services by 30 per cent over the next 12 mont...

MLC has outlined a number of changes to its Flexiplan investment platform including renaming it to MasterKey Custom, changing the fee structure, expanding the investment ...

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Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

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Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

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ASIC has suspended the Australian Financial Services Licence of a Melbourne-based financial advice firm....

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The corporate regulator has issued infringement notices to three AFSLs whose financial advisers provided personal advice to a retail client while unregistered....

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ASIC has released the results of its first adviser exam to be held in 2025, with 241 candidates attempting the test....

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