FINANCIAL PLANNING

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The Federal Court has frozen the assets of two individuals, Ferras Merhi and Osama Saad, for their connections to the troubled Shield Master Fund. ...

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TAL has appointed two experienced financial services professionals to its board including a new chair for the business to replace Mark Joiner....

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The Finance Union Sector has criticised AMP’s decision to move jobs offshore and questioned “what they will strip away next” in the ongoing business simplification. ...

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Count is looking to adviser recruitment, acquisition of financial planning fee parcels, and cross-selling to accounting clients to improve its financial planning revenue ...

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The Perth-based wealth management firm has formed a strategic partnership with an accounting business in Brisbane, signifying its expansion into Australia’s east coast....

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Large wealth management players are increasingly taking an opportunistic approach to their M&A deals rather than a strategic one, while a fear of missing out is driving s...

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More than $2 billion in investment activity was recorded for Australian fintech firms last year, according to KPMG, with the GDG/Lonsec acquisition proving to be a notabl...

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Praemium has stated it is seeking accretive acquisition opportunities in the area of non-custodial solutions where it believes it can further grow its dominant market sha...

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Iress chief executive Marcus Price has shared how he is seeing “massive tailwinds” in financial advice in Australia, with the firm turning its attention to digital advice...

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Licensee Centrepoint Alliance has shared its first half FY25 results with strong performance coming from the acquisition of Financial Advice Matters....

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Professional services firm AZ NGA has announced a group chief financial officer, who previously spent six years as Fitzpatricks Financial Group’s CEO....

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Clime’s disposal of advice licensee Madison “needed to happen yesterday”, managing director Michael Baragwanath has told Money Management, as he concludes a severe cost-o...

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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

5 months 2 weeks ago

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

5 months 2 weeks ago

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

7 months 3 weeks ago

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

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The FSCP has issued a written direction to an adviser who charged clients “extraordinary fees” for inappropriate and conflicted advice, as well as encouraged them to swit...

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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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