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Financial planning

New legislation has prompted concern about the future of margin lending among industry commentators. Yet with confidence that the rebounding share market will stimulate f...

Financial planning

Some of Australia's largest dealer groups are signalling their intention to add a significant number of advisers to their networks....

Financial planning

Platform innovation is being spurred by the increasing popularity of separately managed accounts (SMAs), according to Brandt Page, director of Fortuna Partners....

Financial planning

When examining mergers, regulators need to shift their approach from a focus on competition concerns to a consideration of the likely benefits, according to the Finance S...

People & Products

Libby Roy has been appointed as ipac's general manager, financial planning, starting from April 12....

Editorial

AMP reports a $772 million underlying profit for 2009, down 5 per cent on 2008....

Funds management

Investors looking to take advantage of the global economic recovery should look to global equities, according to AXA chief investment officer Mark Dutton....

Financial planning

Advisers at Genesys Wealth have expressed their frustration over a perceived lack of support from the AXA-owned dealer group....

Financial planning

AXA has announced that the company's North platform, which is built on Wealth.Net and has been in development for the last two years, will eventually completely replace t...

People & Products

AIA Australia has announced a number of new appointments and changes to its product and adviser services teams....

Financial planning

AXA Australia has followed AIA Australia's lead by introducing blended premium options for a number of its life insurance products....

Financial planning

AXA Australia has broadened its adviser product choice in emerging markets and global equities through the addition of 20 investments to its approved list for AXA Financi...

People & Products

MLC has appointed former Colonial First State head of platform sales Aubrey Roga to a key insurance role....

Financial planning

AXA AP is likely to play up good results revealed in the release of its new business and fund flows for the 12 months ended December 31, 2009, which showed particularly g...

Editorial

Last year will undoubtedly go down as one of the more remarkable years for equity markets in recent memory. With volatility now more subdued and shares trading somewhere ...

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