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Financial planning

Count Financial has lifted its stake in DKN despite the negative response to its earlier purchase of equity....

Editorial

Count Financial has reported a strong resurgence in profit for the first half....

People & Products

Senior executive at Deloitte Andrew Gale takes the reins....

Financial planning

ASIC has obtained a declaration against former Citrofresh managing director and chief executive Ravi Narain that he engaged in misleading or deceptive conduct....

Financial planning

Macquarie Group is in discussions with Charter Hall about the potential acquisition of parts of Macquarie’s real estate funds management platform, according to a statemen...

Financial planning

Asia global investment bank Nomura has been admitted to the Australian Securities Exchange as a market participant....

Financial planning

Dealer group AFS is still focused on floating on the ASX but the target date is now in 2013....

Financial planning

While NAB's offer for AXA Asia Pacific's Australian and New Zealand businesses seems to have upped AMP's bid by 4 per cent, the game may not be over yet for AMP....

Financial planning

Dixon Advisory & Superannuation Services yesterday took the investment management reins of the Asian Masters Fund (AMF), a listed investment company (LIC) of which a numb...

Financial planning

ANZ has decided to exit the custody business, agreeing to sell its custodian services arm in both Australia and New Zealand to J.P. Morgan....

Editorial

Equity Trustees points to half-year profit being up to 20 per cent lower than last year....

Financial planning

Macquarie Group has acquired an independent Canadian planning group, Blackmont Capital, and will rebrand it as Macquarie Private Wealth....

Financial planning

Australia's Computershare acquires UK's HBOS Employee Equity Solutions from Lloyds Banking Group....

Financial planning

Guinness Peat Group has extended its on-market takeover bid for MMC Contrarian after gaining majority control....

Financial planning

Structured products are often marketed on the premise that they can help protect an investor’s underlying investment. However, as Lucinda Beaman reports, advisers should ...

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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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