FINANCIAL PLANNING

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The banks are getting into financial planning in a big way – and the National Australia Bank is no exception. John Wilkinson reports on the growth of the National’s prem...

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Only one in 50 financial planners does not use the Internet for their business, ac-cording to a recent survey....

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The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) today acted to head off inflationary pressures in the econ-omy, lifting the cash rate to 6.25 per cent from 6.0 per cent....

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Investors have failed to grasp the concept of gearing, even though the majority of wealthier clients gear into their own homes, according to former FPA president Russell ...

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Steve Helmich has been named as head of distribution in the wake of the departure of Neil Swindells who resigned from AMP to go to AXA a fortnight ago....

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Former GIO Asset Management chief executive Mark Dutton has been named chief investment officer of ipac securities....

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Financial planners will need to change the way they offer advice on tax issues as they relate to investments....

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Former Colonial financial planner William Richard Berghouse has been given a lifetime ban from acting as a representative of a securities dealer or investment ad-viser fr...

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Rod Atfield is to bring down the curtain on his 40 year career with Mercantile Mutual at the end of this year....

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Poor performance by AMP’s older style funds have dragged down the fund man-ager’s Morningstar overall rating to three stars....

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York Capital has added an Adelaide cinema complex to its wholesale property fund which is sold through a number of master trusts....

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Tower Trust is to remain based in Adelaide, following the acquisition of IOOF’s trust business yesterday....

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