FINANCIAL PLANNING

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The Securitor/PACT financial planning dealer groups will implement a price and functionality review of the Asgard master trust in an attempt to increase its market compet...

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The Association of Independently Owned Financial Planners (AIOFP) has released a position paper slamming the industry over conflicts of interest and calling for greater l...

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Absolute Capital has completed a management buyout of its minority shareholder Martplace (formerly AM Financial), and plans to take full control of the company by buying ...

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Beacon Investment Management Services announced plans yesterday to roll out five types of individually managed accounts (IMAs), after striking a deal with IWL to pick the...

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CPH Investment Corporation (CPHIC) chief executive Chris Cuffe will take on the role of acting chief executive at Challenger as the two groups today announced they had si...

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The financial services industry will more than double in size to $1.4 trillion in assets over the next 10 years with an annualised growth rate of 8.15 per cent according ...

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Morningstar has appointed former chief operating officer Scott Cooley as chief executive officer of its Australian and New Zealand businesses....

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The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and van Eyk Research will meet with financial planners in Sydney later this month to combat perceived bad perc...

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Independent ratings company Adviser Ratings has found that almost a third of financial planners have noticed a change in business volume since the release of the Australi...

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Deakin Financial Services Group has opened a new sales and administration office in Brisbane as part of its strategy to provide local, visible and accessible support for ...

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IWL passed the critical 90 per cent ownership of Sanford Securities late on Thursday, allowing it to now compulsorily acquire the remaining stock of the group as permitte...

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Australian Unity Funds Management has been awarded an overall rating of ‘competent’ by research house Assirt in the areas of business management and operating capability....

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