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Few providers of back office services to financial planners would disagree that they occupy the less glamorous side of the investment advice industry, toiling away in the...

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It is a pretty unusual occurrence to find a financial planner with nothing to do. It seems these days that if a planner does not have towering piles of paper work precari...

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The chance of a recovery for embattled financial services group Harts Australasia seems almost impossible, as parts of the group were offered up for sale by its provision...

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Sharebroking firm Forsyth Barr is moving into the margin lending business after acquiring the firm Leveraged Equities from JP Morgan for an undisclosed amount....

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Research house InvestorWeb is considering taking legal action against BT Funds Management over allegations made by BT’s chief investment officer Gary Symons that the rati...

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This being my final contribution to Money Management from New York, a review of the big-picture trends shaping the US financial planning industry seemed a logical sign-of...

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Financial services dealer group Financial Services Partners (FSP) is set to unveil a new distribution platform that will extensively expand both the breadth of its produc...

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A select group of union approved financial advisers and dealer groups are set to become the unlikely beneficiaries from the much publicised collapse of Ansett....

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Perpetual Trustees has been hit by a noticeable slump in the flow of funds into its managed investment products as retail investors draw back from equity market investmen...

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IOOF Investment Management has been upgraded from a three to a four star rating following a review of its cash, fixed interest and international equity funds by Morningst...

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WealthPoint and Sealcorp chief executives Brett Sanders and Ian Knox respectively, have resigned as directors of WealthPoint Limited in a shake-up of the company’s board ...

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The US economy will bounce back early next year and is showing some signs of strengthening already according to Putnam Investments senior vice president Gerald Colleary....

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Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

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Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

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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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