FINANCIAL PLANNING

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The Ethical Investment Company of Australia (EICA) has signed an agreement with ACTU Member Connect to provide ethical financial planning services to its union members....

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In the third major shake up to hit the sales and marketing division within Invesco Australia over the last year, the group’s head of sales, Tony McFadyen, has been made r...

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Advance Funds Management flagship investment vehicle, the Advance Imputation Fund, has passed the $1 billion mark after successfully outperforming the S&P/ASX 200 index b...

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The Financial Options Group Inc (FOGI) and the Australia Fund, which had been issued with stop orders from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), ha...

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In response to demand for fixed interest products in both the domestic and global sectors, Macquarie Funds Management has rolled out two new funds to meet the market need...

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National Australia Financial Management (NAFM) has failed to pull itself out of a two star Morningstar rating, reflecting a relatively ‘poor quality’ fund manager, despit...

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The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has wound up the Financial Options Group Inc and the Australian Fund and has prohibited its directors from lea...

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Financial services company Snowball Group has entered a deal to acquire financial planning and accountancy group Investment Taxation Specialists (ITS), a move which will ...

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IMB Financial Planning (IMB FP), the joint venture between Ipac and IMB Limited, has expanded its presence in the planning industry with the acquisition of a majority sta...

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The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has renewed its calls for a public inquiry into the issue of Australians’ poor savings record, in the wake of Democrat Senator Al...

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ING Advice has expanded the number of dealer groups in its adviser network with the purchase of The Vandenbergh Group....

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The crackdown on managed investment schemes has continued with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) suspending the securities dealers licence of Pl...

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The RBA has handed down its much-anticipated rate decision, following widespread expectations of a close call....

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ASIC has confirmed the industry funding levy for the 2024–25 financial year, and how much licensees can expect to pay....

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