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The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has opted to restructure its regulatory team rather than appoint a direct replacement for outgoing executive director...

People & Products

Three new members appointed to FSAC

Three new appointments have been made to the Financial Sector Advisory Council, replacing three members who have relinquished their membership as a result of leaving the ...

Financial planning

Suncorp benefits from booming markets

Suncorp has posted a 47 per cent jump in net profit for the half year ending December, becoming the latest financial services group to ride favourable investment conditio...

Financial planning

Financial literacy comes at a cost

A new financial literacy training program was launched in Melbourne today with the unveiling of Money for Life – Money 101....

Financial planning

Mawson snaps up AAA Shares

As part of a plan to offer advisers an in-house direct investment capability, independent dealer group Mawson Securities has bought Adelaide based stockbroking and invest...

Financial planning

Skandia rewards Borysiewicz with board seat

Richard Borysiewicz has been rewarded for a successful seven months heading distribution for Skandia by being granted a place on the group’s board....

Financial planning

Fat Fund to feed hungry investors

Stock research firm Fat Prophets is aiming to launch a boutique listed investment company in a move that will push the group into the realm of buying and selling shares f...

Financial planning

IWL buys Rivkin broking business

IWL is set to acquire the underlying broking assets of Rivkin Financial Services-owned Avcol Stockbroking in a deal worth $10.2 million....

Financial planning

Tower courts advisers as spin off gets green light

Shareholders of New Zealand based Tower Limited have “overwhelmingly” backed the move to spin off the firm’s Australian Wealth Management businesses and enter an underwri...

Funds management

Macquarie to list new private equity arm

Macquarie Funds Management today launched a new private equity arm which it intends to list on the Australian Stock Exchange, providing investors with exposure to unliste...

Financial planning

The FPA convention debutante

All eyes and ears will be on Kathryn Greiner as she takes over the chairmanship of the FPA at the association’s annual convention. But as REBECCA EVANS reports, she’s rea...

Financial planning

Russell loses out as AMP moves in-house

Russell Investment Group will hand over the administration of one of Australia’s oldest corporate superannuation funds in April next year after AMP declared it was transf...

Financial planning

Snowball signs super deal

Queensland’s largest private sector superannuation fund, the $5 billion Sunsuper, has appointed listed financial services firm Snowball Group to provide education and fin...

Funds management

New Rivkin crew signs fund manager

Rivkin Financial Services’ newly appointed board has moved quickly to impose its plans for the group by allocating $6 million of the firm’s cash reserves to Sydney-based ...

Financial planning

DKN builds acquisitions war chest

Deakin Financial Services Group has amassed a war chest of $6 million, which it plans to use on acquisitions to grow its business in an attempt to compete with much bigge...