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Financial planning

27 Jul

Fee-for-service could prompt planner - migration

Companies such as NAB moving towards a fee-for-service model for financial advisers risk losing some of their more entrenched planners with the strongest client relations...

Financial planning

21 Jul

Cologne Re executive banned for five years

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has joined with its British counterpart, the Financial Services Authority, in accepting enforceable undertakings from forme...

Financial planning

20 Jul

Macquarie in regulatory talks with APRA

Macquarie Bank has revealed it is currently in discussions with the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority with a view to changing the application of some banking reg...

Financial planning

20 Jul

London/NY benchmarks for Macquarie salaries

Macquarie Bank has sought to use its annual general meeting to defend its remuneration strategy for senior executives....

Financial planning

18 Jul

Parliamentary Inquiry being questioned

The value of a Parliamentary Inquiry, the terms of reference of which appear to favour retail superannuation funds over their industry counterparts, is being questioned b...

Financial planning

17 Jul

OAMPS cuts deal with HSBC

OAMPS Insurance Brokers have extended their reach, signing a deal with HSBC Bank Australia to offer the bank’s commercial customers access to a range of insurance solutio...

Financial planning

10 Jul

ANZ set to launch major MDA push

The Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited has succeeded in having its Australian Financial Services licence amended to allow it to provide custody services to m...

Superannuation

07 Jul

15.9% super returns says Intech

Australian superannuation fund members have been rewarded by another year of double-digit returns, according to the latest data released by Intech Investment consultants....

Financial planning

06 Jul

High-net-worths targeted

Australia’s industry superannuation funds are about to target high-net-worth individuals via another round of television advertising....

Financial planning

05 Jul

Trustee licensing mop up

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority had to appoint acting trustees to five superannuation funds that did not make adequate arrangements to comply with the new ...