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Financial planning

The Investment and Financial Services Association has refreshed its board, with ING's Harry Stout and Mercer's Peter Promnitz being given permanent roles after filling ca...

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Ongoing adviser education on the benefits of business overheads cover has contributed to Tower’s win in the Adviser Choice Risk Business Overheads Product Category. Liam ...

Financial planning

Westpac will take on full ownership of boutique fund manager Ascalon Capital, following in-principle agreement with shareholder Kaplan Equity....

People & Products

Professional Investment Services has appointed the final member of its new-look management team, with Kelly Wyman joining as group general manager, services....

People & Products

Former UBS executive Piers Bolger will now be responsible for the research covering Securitor, St George and Westpac dealer groups....

Editorial

Patrick Farrell discusses the importance of top-down management and the current risk environment in funds management....

Financial planning

Salary freezes and reductions, job cuts and drawn-out recruitment processes: challenging times lie ahead, but the diversity of the financial services sector means a varie...

Financial planning

Colonial First State has again walked away with the top ranking in the annual Wealth Insights Service Level Survey....

Editorial

Westpac Banking Corporation has reported just a 1 per cent fall in net profit for the six months to the end of March, but BT Financial Group has tended to struggle....

People & Products

Association with Allco Finance Group behind David Clarke’s decision not to stand for re-election....

Financial planning

With increased inflows, Maxtrix can now support the choice provided by a second badge....

People & Products

UniSuper secures former BT Financial Group head of advice services as executive manager of new financial planning arm....

Financial planning

Advisers need to test their value proposition to ensure their clients are fully aware of what they are receiving....

Financial planning

Research conducted by Securitor reveals that a focus on client retention is paying off for advisers....

Financial planning

BT Financial Group is launching a three-year program to provide faster direct equities trading and improved market information and trading tools on its wrap platform....

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The FSCP has issued a written direction to an adviser who charged clients “extraordinary fees” for inappropriate and conflicted advice, as well as encouraged them to swit...

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ASIC has cancelled the AFSL of an advice firm associated with Shield and First Guardian collapses, and permanently banned its responsible manager. ...

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