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Financial planning

The Small Independent Superannuation Funds Association (SISFA) is appealing to financial planners to join its ranks in a bid to better represent self-managed superannuati...

Financial planning

Melbourne’s John Hewison has been elected the Financial Planning Association’s (FPA) new chairman of the board....

Financial planning

Melbourne’s John Hewison has been elected the Financial Planning Association’s (FPA) new chairman of the board....

Financial planning

Financial Planning Association (FPA) chief executive Michael McKenna is leaving office, 14 months short of his three year contract....

Financial planning

With the end of the financial year fast approaching it is worth looking at some the hot issues that the IFSA membership is grappling with and which will become priorities...

Financial planning

Commonwealth Bank will officially takeover Colonial on June 13 and a shake-up of senior Colonial management is expected the following day....

Financial planning

With Commonwealth descending on Colonial from a great height, one big concern has been the axing of State Bank branches....

Superannuation

The federal government has warned self managed superannuation funds to obtain an Australian Business Number or risk hassles later on....

Financial planning

Colonial boss Peter Smedley has been named chairman of BHP's long products business, to be called OneSteel....

Financial planning

Tony Bates shocked yesterday’s AiC Private Banking conference by announcing his departure from the top job at Macquarie’s Private Banking....

Financial planning

There has been a significant and consistent move forwards in professionalism in retail financial services....

Financial planning

Treasurer Peter Costello’s mention of the “s” word following his budget address has brought a chorus of approval and demands from the financial services industry....

Financial planning

Russell Hooper’s boutique funds management group Castle Capital Management is to list an investment fund on the Australian stock exchange specialising in Euro-pean small ...

Financial planning

Earlier predictions that this year’s job prospects for the financial services industry may plateau have been squashed by continuing strong growth figures in the latest qu...

People & Products

Mike Dunne has joined Ipac as technology and business services general manager in a bid to enhance its e-commerce capabilities to advisers....

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