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The Westpac Bank passed a major landmark in its integration of the BT Financial Group today after it announced the roll out of BT’s wrap platform to its in-house financia...

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Melbourne-based accountant and planning aggregator, Investor Group, has picked up another business of the Stockford group after announcing yesterday it had acquired the l...

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The Financial Industry Complaints Scheme (FICS) has agreed to undergo major changes after an independent review called for a revaluation of its complaints handling proced...

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The Commonwealth Bank group has purchased Avanteos and will roll out the platform provider’s systems across its three dealer groups in a deal struck last week....

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Warrants may be suitable for a variety of investors – from high income earners to non-residents and long-term investors. Nathalie Bouquet considers the benefits....

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The recent ACA/ASIC survey was particularly scathing of the quality of financial planning advice provided by large distributors. George Liondis investigates....

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The issue of ownership is back on the agenda after recent industry surveys but, as Jason Spits reports, the more things change, the more they stay the same....

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Following its recent damning report into the planning industry, ASIC is pledging to come down hard on wayward planning groups, but some say the watchdog is overstepping t...

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The Association of Independently Owned Financial Planners (AIOFP) has attacked the Financial Planning Association over its handling of recent industry criticism brought b...

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Count Wealth Accountant’s Barry Lambert has called for certified financial planners (CFPs) to separate themselves from the Financial Planning Association (FPA) while conf...

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Financial planning software provider IWL has extended its takeover offer for online broking group Sanford by two weeks after a muted response from Sanford’s shareholders....

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Financial services training and education provider Tribeca will declare its first ever dividend to shareholders, after what it describes as strong financial and operation...

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