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Financial planning

13 Aug

Product research to be Factory made

Ex-PriceWaterhouseCoopers partner Tony Rumble and ex-ING strategist Tony Negline have teamed up to start up research venture, Savings Factory....

Financial planning

26 Jul

Call for restricted use of ‘financial planner’

The Financial Planning Assocication (FPA) has called on the Federal Government to enshrine the terms “financial planner” and “financial adviser” in the Financial Services...

Financial planning

25 Jul

ipac unfurls flag in Melbourne

ipac will be opening an office in Melbourne in September after buying out local planning business Albert & Will....

Financial planning

23 Jul

Advisers urged to revise annuity strategy

Advisers who recommended using a lifetime annuity to escape a 1997 ruling on means tested unemployment benefits for people over 55 should consider revising the strategy i...

Financial planning

20 Jul

Hillross signs up VisiPlan software

InvestorWeb has cut a deal with the AMP-owned financial planning business Hillross Financial Services to roll out the VisiPlan software to more than 70 Hillross sites....

Financial planning

18 Jul

Selth’s exit adds to uncertainty: researchers

News of the departure of Chris Selth from the head of international equities at BT has not made a great impression on researchers Lonsdale Securities (Lonsec) and Investo...

Funds management

18 Jul

Australian property syndicates graded

More than $30 billion has been invested in the burgeoning syndicated property market in the past three years, according to a new report by Property Investment Research (P...

Financial planning

17 Jul

eStar ordered to halt online trading

eStar Online Trading has been forced to halt its online share trading service because it was offering the service under another licence.y...

Financial planning

16 Jul

Virgin seeks sale of JV share

Virgin group chairman Sir Richard Branson is in talks with the Royal Bank of Scotland about selling his 25 per cent share in the Virgin banking business, Virgin One, acco...

Accounting

11 Jul

Accountants should choose JV strategy

Cutting joint venture deals with financial planners is the best option available for accountants wanting a slice of the action in the financial advice game...