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Financial planning

ANZ this week announced the issue of ANZ Capital Notes to raise $750 million, with the ability to increase or decrease the size of the offer....

Financial planning

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...

Superannuation

SMSF administration software provider BGL Corporate Solutions has announced the release of a Bank Data service that will attach to its Simple Fund and Simple Fund 360 ser...

Financial planning

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

Financial planning

ANZ has launched a protected lending product targeting high-end self-managed super funds, wholesale investors and executives with employer-related share exposures....

Editorial

Do direct investors need protection from themselves? Jonathan Ramsay argues taking into account the fundamentals of underlying investments will pay off better than going ...

Editorial

The process of using credit to inflate assets that is associated with quantitative easing has created much nominal growth and little real wealth – and could lead to a dea...

Funds management

BT Life's Michael Baragwanath has been named this year’s Money Management BDM of the Year. ...

People & Products

Wealth management firm netwealth has made another senior appointment with the addition of Lisa Faferko as head of licensee operations at Financial Planning Services Austr...

Financial planning

An ANZ survey has found that although the majority of Australians know the importance of a long-term finance plan, not many are seeking out professional advice....

Financial planning

ANZ’s half-year results reveal growth in both planner numbers and planner productivity....

Financial planning

Speculation surrounding the future of the Australian Financial Services (AFS) Group has increased amid questions about its ability to provide professional indemnity (PI) ...

Financial planning

The desertion of key planning practices and consequent revenue pressures have forced AFS to enter voluntary administration....

Editorial

Mike Taylor explains the writing was on the wall long before the announcement of a number of practices leaving the AFS Group....

Financial planning

New Competition Index confirms degree to which the big four banks have increased their mortgage market share....

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