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Newly-formed dealer group Beacon Financial Group has signed on to use OneVue’s Unified Managed Account (UMA) investment platform. ...

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Equity Trustees (EQT) has named Mercer as its external asset consultant for its retail and institutional business, moving this function to a third party for the first tim...

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Banking and financial institutions have drawn over 48,000 new Facebook fans on average since February - but still figure the worst in engagement when it comes to other in...

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The managed account market is set to expand with respect to both the numbers of offerings available and the number of providers in the space seeking to access planners an...

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An audit report confirms that getting a review of adverse debt relief from the ATO is possible, but only if you read the fine print....

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Only weeks after WB Financial cancelled its AFSL and folded into CBA-owned Financial Wisdom, another business has come forward with a similar move. ...

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Westpac has reached its self-appointed target of boosting females in senior leadership positions to 40 per cent, according to WGEA....

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Half of former Whittaker Macnaught advisers have set up their own practices under CBA-owned Financial Wisdom, while Eureka and MSI Taylor are picking up the rest of the b...

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ASIC seeks industry input on a shift to higher knowledge and skills levels for planners. ...

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Lonsec’s national sales manager has left his role at the company due to differences regarding marketing and distribution. ...

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ASIC points to conflicted, commission-driven culture at Commonwealth Financial Planning five years ago....

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Equity Trustees has increased its offer for The Trust Company, dropping its requirement for due diligence access and instead relying on Perpetual’s figures about potentia...

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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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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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