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Financial planning

Professional Investment Services has commissioned a report examining a proposed takeover of the Opus 21 property fund by Century Funds Management – a report Opus ha...

Editorial

Suncorp Group’s half-year results have been hit by the impact of natural disasters, with the group posting a net profit after tax of $223 million to 31 December, 20...

Editorial

KKR bid, Smartsuper impairments and other factors weigh on Deverall’s last Perpetual result....

People & Products

Two AXA Asia Pacific directors, Richard Allert and Patricia Akopiantz, have been asked to join the AMP Board as non-executive directors once the merger between the two co...

Financial planning

The value and effectiveness of the Government’s financial literacy programs for adults have been called into question as a number of new initiatives are introduced ...

Financial planning

Major insurers need to work on clearer flood definitions, and work with the Government to address the lack of flood insurance and affordability....

Financial planning

Technology platform provider Praemium has signalled its second capital raising in less than three months....

Superannuation

Planning groups are notable absentees from membership of the peak consultative council formed to oversee the Government’s superannuation changes....

Funds management

In another win for Westpoint investors, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has settled a compensation suit with KPMG and certain Westpoint Group ...

Financial planning

West Australian investment manager Kingston Capital has given up its financial planning arm to Financial Services Partners (FSP) following a restructure of the business i...

Financial planning

An in-house financial planning service in super funds is a better option for members who receive more personal service and build their understanding of financial issues, ...

Financial planning

The former co-founder and managing director of OnePath-owned Oasis Asset Management, Wayne Lowe, has taken on a new role as chief executive officer of PSI Group....

Financial planning

Australian investors will soon have access to a gold-backed exchange-traded fund, which claims to allow easy redemption of investments in physical gold bullion....

Financial planning

Count Financial is acquiring a strategic 8.25 per cent stake in Professional Investment Services (PIS) parent entity Centrepoint Alliance, according to a Christmas Eve an...

Accounting

Accountants who undertake transactions on behalf of their clients will soon be subject to even stricter requirements introduced by the Accounting Professional and Ethical...

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4 months 3 weeks ago

Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

5 months ago

Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

7 months ago

Commonwealth Bank has formally dropped to zero advisers following LGT Crestone’s acquisition of its advice arm – some six years on from the Hayne royal commission. ...

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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...

1 week ago

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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