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Financial planning

Former Astarra Asset Management investment manager Shawn Richard was on Friday sentenced to a total of 3 years and 9 months imprisonment with a minimum term of 2 years an...

Financial planning

ASIC has released a regulatory guide for contracts for difference (CFD) issuers in order to provide greater disclosure to investors....

Financial planning

Former Trio Capital director has agreed to a nine year exclusion from the financial services industry, as part of an enforceable undertaking (EU) with the Australian Secu...

Financial planning

Australia is more highly leveraged to emerging markets than people realise, and finding ways to diversify away from that risk is one of the biggest challenges facing port...

Financial planning

Industry united in sending a single message to the Government on financial services – end the uncertainty....

Financial planning

Equity Trustees (EQT) has confirmed the acquisition of the OAMPS superannuation fund and a new superannuation growth initiative known as simpleWrap....

Financial planning

The Federal Government has been taken to task for causing consumer uncertainty by taking an undue amount of time to deliver a new legislative framework covering the finan...

People & Products

TAL has added two new members to its Board of Directors as the company continues to expand its specialist field of life insurance....

Financial planning

ASIC commissioner Shane Tregillis has been appointed chief ombudsman of Financial Ombudsman Services....

People & Products

Outgoing ACCC chairman, Graeme Samuel, will soon run the Melbourne office of independent investment bank Greenhill Caliburn....

Financial planning

IMAP claims a lack of dealer group knowledge is undermining managed discretionary account (MDA) adoption....

Editorial

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has finally called a spade a spade. It has accused the Industry Super Network (ISN) of using its political influence and the Futu...

Financial planning

After a major off-market buyback during the global financial crisis, Premium Investors has proved its returns are back on track by providing investors with a final divide...

Superannuation

A specialist SMSF company in which Count Financial is a key investor has entered into a strategic partnership with CCH....

People & Products

The Commonwealth Bank has appointed Ian Narev to succeed Ralph Norris as CEO....

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