FINANCIAL PLANNING

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Godfrey Pembroke Limited will have a new managing director for the new year, with National’s wealth management division appointing Mark Rantall to the vacant position....

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The Singapore arm of Norwich Union’s Navigator master trust platform has signed a deal with the $61 billion Central Provident Fund Investment Scheme (CPFIS)....

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IWL has appointed Ross Johnston to the newly created position of head of financial planning strategy in a move it says will underpin the growth of its planning software b...

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AMP has cut 40 positions from its financial planning division as part of the wide-ranging restructure announced by the group’s new chief executive, Andrew Mohl, earlier t...

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BT has introduced a new series of style-based wholesale funds on its Wrap platform in collaboration with InTech and several investment managers....

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The Intech Financial Services research group has rejigged its benchmarks for investment performance to reflect the litany of fund managers who disappear from the radar sc...

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The previous head of business development at Westpac, Paul van Rooyen, has taken on the newly created role of head of retail distribution with Colonial First State (CFS) ...

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The managing director of AMP Financial Services, Craig Dunn, and the managing director of Vanguard Investments Australia, Jeremy Duffield, have been appointed to the boar...

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A former AMP financial adviser, Laurence John Tobin, has been sentenced to two and a half years jail after pleading guilty to charges laid by the Australian Securities an...

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The middle is dropping out of the financial planning industry as medium sized financial services groups continue to decline in numbers through mergers and consolidation, ...

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The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has admitted that its membership base suffers serious weaknesses in the key areas of disclosure, training, risk management and ad...

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Morningstar Inc managing director Don Phillips has stated the style of research undertaken by the Australian operation of Morningstar will not change and the group will r...

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