FINANCIAL PLANNING

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The Count Financial Group is set to launch an superannuation trustee administration platform in conjunction with Trust, the group created out of the merger between Perman...

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Deakin Financial Services Group has received an enthusiastic response to the introduction of its Smartplan wrap platform, with over a dozen advisers having commenced its ...

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Fund manager Deutsche Asset Management (DeAM) has launched a new small caps fund, the Deutsche Australian Small Companies Fund, to take advantage of a perceived gap in th...

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Citigroup Asset Management has warned financial planners, in light of the war in Iraq and a continued global downturn, of the importance in highlighting to clients the lo...

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Listed financial services group Hartleys Limited will close its wealth management division, sell its margin lending book and transfer selected Hartley advisers and client...

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The merged Permanent Trustees and Trust Company of Australia have announced the group’s new name - Trust, as well as outlining the four business lines the new group will ...

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Melbourne-based fund manager Equity Trustees (EQT) has acquired the $110 million Wealthpac Access Master Trust, which has 7,600 members and is comprised of employer super...

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Research house Lonsdale Securities (Lonsec) has added eight hedge fund/fund-of-funds (FOFs) products to its ‘recommended’ list within its Hedge Fund Sector Review and has...

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AXA chief executive officer Les Owen says that despite all the recent bad news the outlook for the Australian wealth management market looks good....

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The previous chief executive of the Financial Planning Association (FPA) Michael McKenna died suddenly overnight....

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Making them feel special is one way of ‘conditioning’ clients into referring others to you. Max Franchitto shows how you can turn your clients into BDMs....

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Despite being in operation for over four years, George Avramides claims few planners are aware of the Pension Bonus Scheme (PBS)....

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