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Bendigo Bank has made a scrip for scrip bid for Queensland-based First Australian Building So-ciety valuing First Australian at $140 million....

Financial planning

E*Trade in the US will team up with accounting and consulting giant, Ernst & Young to provide online financial planning, according to reports in the New York Times....

Financial planning

The National, soon to be Australia’s third biggest fund manager, has taken top spot in inflow of funds for the three months to the end of March....

Financial planning

National Australia and the Commonwealth will soon own one-fifth of the financial planning industry....

Financial planning

Colonial advisers hold grave concerns that their interests will not be served in the Commonwealth Bank's proposed takeover of Colonial....

Financial planning

If there are no hitches to the marriage between the Commonwealth Bank and Colonial, the amalgamation will create a funds management powerhouse the likes of which Australi...

Financial planning

Details have emerged of a $600,000 fraud in AMP Asset Management’s Melbourne office. Last December, Financial Synergy found a $200,000 anomaly in its Top Quartile Superan...

Financial planning

The Royal & SunAlliance group will not rule out further acquisitions, following the purchase of the remaining 40 per cent of master trust group Connelly Temple....

Financial planning

The Royal & SunAlliance group will not rule out further acquisitions, following the purchase of the remaining 40 per cent of master trust group Connelly Temple....

Financial planning

More details have emerged of AMP Asset Management’s $600,000 fraud in the Melbourne office....

Financial planning

AMP has topped inflow figures for the second quarter in a row, according to Assirt market share figures....

Financial planning

“Whatever you may say about AMP, they certainly know how to put on a show.” This was an overheard comment of a delegate at last week’s AMP National Sales Conference in Sy...

Financial planning

Australia's largest and most established dealer group is to fundamentally change the way it rewards its advisers. AMP Financial Planning, renowned in the market for its s...

Financial planning

There maybe a lot of talk of staff cuts at AMP following its take over of GIO, but no salaried advisers are about to lose their jobs at AMP or GIO. In fact, AMP is re-cru...

Financial planning

Retired secretary of Perth-based RAC Superannuation Fund Kerry Davey always knew Bob Harris was coming to brief employees when he saw a diminutive figure toting a brand n...

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