FINANCIAL PLANNING

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Two companies affiliated with the embattled Westpoint Group have been served with interim asset freezing orders by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission...

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The corporate regulator has sought to shut down companies associated with a “financial mentor” from Brisbane....

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A senior executive of a data warehousing organisation estimates that it will cost major financial institutions up to $100 million to implement systems and procedures to e...

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Credit providers need to be mindful of existing advertising offers before making changes to products, following recent representations by the corporate regulator over bai...

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Despite attracting negative sentiment in the past, Australia’s biotechnology sector will grow significantly over the next decade, offering appealing opportunities to astu...

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Laing Advisory has launched a subscriptions-based online life risk insurance resource service targeted at both investment planners and risk advisers....

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The chairman of the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority, John Laker, has revealed that as many as 30 per cent of the financial institutions supervised by APRA have...

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Australian Financial Services Group has decided to add a separately managed account to the range of recommended products its advisers can offer their clients....

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Comparing the benefits of various superannuation funds will be made simpler for advisers following the launch of a research resource from Mercer Investment Consulting....

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The six months ending July 31, 2006, has seen an 80 per cent increase in the number of jobs associated with financial planning in Victoria and Tasmania, according to the ...

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The executive director of the Association of Independently Owned Financial Planners, Peter Johnston, has retracted a number of statements relating to the Challenger Finan...

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The combination of a fundamental and quantitative approach to stock selection has proven to be a successful blend for Putnam Investments....

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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 cancelled the AFSL of an advice firm associated with Shield and First Guardian collapses, and permanently banned its responsible manager. ...

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