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Financial planning

21 Feb

As part of a plan to offer advisers an in-house direct investment capability, independent dealer group Mawson Securities has bought Adelaide based stockbroking and invest...

Financial planning

15 Feb

Global equity returns more volatile in 2005

Investors should allocate 25 per cent of their portfolio to international equities as growing volatility on global markets gives good stock pickers better scope for outpe...

Financial planning

14 Feb

Buoyant ANZ quashes AMP takeover speculation

ANZ chief executive John McFarlane has played down speculation he will expand the bank’s wealth management business through acquisitions in the near future, while announc...

Financial planning

10 Feb

Fed govt may provide SOA relief

The Federal Government has given the strongest indication yet that it will scale back some aspects of the Financial Services Reform Act, with parliamentary secretary to t...

People & Products

07 Feb

Ex-Tower chief heads for Rice Walker

Former Tower Life Australia managing director Ken Boag has joined Rice Walker Actuaries as a senior consultant....

Financial planning

02 Feb

New conflicts code for advisers

A new set of guidelines on conflicts of interest which will impose tougher requirements on advisers than those introduced by the Australian Securities and Investment Comm...

Funds management

02 Feb

APRA confirms rush to annuities

Industry speculation that changes to the asset test exemption would trigger a rush by investors into annuities has been supported by new statistics compiled by the Austra...

Funds management

01 Feb

Macquarie to list new private equity arm

Macquarie Funds Management today launched a new private equity arm which it intends to list on the Australian Stock Exchange, providing investors with exposure to unliste...

Financial planning

24 Jan

Banned Growthcorp boss faces court

A Sydney-based finance broker has felt the wrath of the corporate watchdog for a second time after being convicted in the Central Local Court of managing a company while ...

Financial planning

24 Jan

DKN urges small shareholders to sell

Listed financial services and planning group DKN Financial has asked shareholders with a small holding in the company to sell their stake in attempt to save on administra...