Samantha Walker

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The Royal & SunAlliance group will not rule out further acquisitions, following the purchase of the remaining 40 per cent of master trust group Connelly Temple....

Hillross Financial Services’ managing director Jonathan Harrison has resigned. Harrison will take up another posting within the AMP Group, as general manager for customer...

Invesco Asset Management’s Australian funds have been put on hold by research group Assirt....

Fixed interest products are set to boom as a result of recent capital gains tax (CGT) changes, says one manager....

Like all small business people, financial planners would like to broadcast their serv-ices across the rooftops. Sam Walker investigates whether anyone is really listening...

BT institution Steve Newnham is leaving the group after 13 years to head up distribution at Zurch Financial Services....

Everybody loves looking for work, particularly when you’re already working. There’s nothing better than hunching over your telephone, whispering at almost incoherent leve...

One of New Zealand’s largest planning and funds management groups, Spicers Portfolio Management, has bought a significant holding in Monitor Money....

Real estate agents will be regulated under the same regime as financial advisers when offering financial advice to clients....

The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) is claiming a “partial victory” on the issue of commission disclosure as outlined in the Financial Services Reform Bill (CLERP...

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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

5 months 3 weeks ago

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

6 months ago

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

8 months ago

The RBA has handed down its much-anticipated rate decision, following widespread expectations of a close call....

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ASIC has confirmed the industry funding levy for the 2024–25 financial year, and how much licensees can expect to pay....

4 weeks 1 day ago

Despite the financial adviser exam being rooted in ethics, two professional year advisers believe the lack of support and transparency from the regulator around the exam ...

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