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The Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) has dropped its plans to develop FundConnect, its version of a managed funds transaction hub saying the return on investment was uncer...
Financial planning
A financial planner from Wollongong, New South Wales, has become the latest adviser to incur the wrath of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission....
Financial planning
Count Financial Limited managing director Barry Lambert has hit back at claims that Count’s recent share price rally occurred due to a bidding war between Westpac and CPH...
Financial planning
Challenger International and CPH Investment will split into life and non-life divisions following a merging of the two groups in July, an Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) ...
Financial planning
Research conducted by the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) has found that managed funds are still the leading investment vehicle for advisers despite the fact that many ar...
Financial planning
Margin lending is not the only way to get into gearing. Philip McLean looks at instalments as an alternative....
Financial planning
Financial services group Challenger International and Kerry Packer’s CPH Investment Corp have officially combined in a $1.1 billion merger....
Financial planning
Challenger International’s shareholders have strongly approved a merger with CPH Investment Corporation today, as they voted to join the Kerry Packer backed company to ac...
Financial planning
Bridges Financial Services has altered the annual fee structure of its master trust, The Portfolio Service, by introducing a new tiered portfolio fee rebate and reducing ...
Financial planning
CPH Investment Corporation (CPHIC) chief executive Chris Cuffe will take on the role of acting chief executive at Challenger as the two groups today announced they had si...
Financial planning
Sanford Securities’ board of independent directors is recommending all remaining shareholders accept IWL’s offer to buy their stake in the company a week before the latte...
Financial planning
IWL’s attempted takeover of Sanford Securities has failed to gain majority support of the Perth-based broking firm’s shareholders with Friday’s looming deadline for accep...
Financial planning
Financial services group Promina will attempt to raise up to $2.1 billion in its upcoming listing on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) in May....
Financial planning
Warrants may be suitable for a variety of investors – from high income earners to non-residents and long-term investors. Nathalie Bouquet considers the benefits....
Financial planning
Financial services training and education provider Tribeca will declare its first ever dividend to shareholders, after what it describes as strong financial and operation...
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It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...