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Legg Mason CEO Mark Fetting has decided to step down after five years in the top job....

Financial planning

ASIC has monitored more than 3,300 providers of financial advice over the past year, dedicating 29 staffers to the surveillance....

Financial planning

Readers have an opportunity to participate in next week's AFA/Money Management life/risk breakfast via webcast....

People & Products

Former Count Financial managing director Andrew Gale has joined specialist corporate advisers Chase Corporate Advisory as executive director....

Editorial

Equity Trustees (EQT) posts a 10 per cent increase in total revenue, driven largely by acquisitions over the past year....

Financial planning

The ClearView board has accepted an upgraded takeover offer from CCP BidCo that features less stringent conditions and a five cents per share higher offer price....

Editorial

Treasury Group has announced a consolidated net profit after tax of $6.75 million for the 2011-12 financial year - down 32.5 per cent from last year's profit of $10.05 mi...

People & Products

Former ANZ executive Alan Logan appointed to head AFS....

People & Products

Equity Trustees Limited has appointed Anne O'Donnell as non-executive chairman of its superannuation business....

People & Products

Rubik Financial has appointed former head of Asgard Wayne Wilson as managing director - wealth of COIN....

Financial planning

Rubik Financial has completed its acquisition of COIN Software from Macquarie's Banking and Financial Services Group....

People & Products

Former minister for superannuation Nick Sherry has been appointed chairman of FNZ Australia....

Policy & Regulation

Australia's two financial services regulators have acknowledged the level of stress and uncertainty being experienced by financial services companies as a result of the G...

Policy & Regulation

FSC chairman Peter Maher has raised concerns about the industry's ability to comply with FOFA and MySuper in the available deadlines when definitions are still not availa...

Financial planning

Operational innovation will help financial services providers remain relevant to consumers in a highly competitive market....

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