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Financial planning

The Accounting Professional and Ethical Standards Board is to produce a 'standard' for accountants, including chief financial officers employed by dealer groups and fund ...

Financial planning

BT Investment Management's chief executive will leave the fund manager next Monday rather than on October 1 as announced last week....

Financial planning

David Clarke has retired as chairman of the board of Goodman Group following a bout of illness, according to an ASX statement....

Financial planning

Bendigo and Adelaide Bank has a new chief executive, with Mike Hurst replacing Rob Hunt after 21 years in the role....

Financial planning

The board of MacarthurCook has changed position and accepted a higher offer from AIMS Securities....

Financial planning

Managed investment scheme operator Australian Bight Abalone is the latest victim of the troubles in the sector....

People & Products

Suncorp recruits UK executive to succeed Chris Skilton as chief executive....

Financial planning

Dirk Morris will step down in October after presenting a five-year strategic plan to the board....

Financial planning

The regulator has admitted that the licensing requirements applied to financial services companies are lower than some investors may realise - confirming what some in the...

Life/Risk

Aussie research shows 70 per cent of Australian families face financial ruin with death of provider....

Financial planning

The board of funds manager Macarthur Cook rejects takeover bid from AIMS Securities but signals it is open to better offers....

Financial planning

Independent directors of wealth management applications supplier Bravura Solutions have recommended shareholders vote in favour of a recapitalisation proposal for the com...

Financial planning

A warning to investors by ASIC yesterday that consumers were sometimes encouraged to borrow more money than they actually need was not necessarily aimed at financial plan...

Financial planning

The regulator has warned that some consumers are being encouraged to draw down more income than they need from home equity release products, advice that will work against...

Financial planning

Industry Funds Management chairman Garry Weaven has rejected the notion that write-downs for industry funds would occur this year or next....

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MARKET INSIGHTS

So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

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 ...

4 months 4 weeks 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. ...

3 weeks 3 days ago

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...

6 days 16 hours ago

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

2 weeks 2 days ago