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Policy & Regulation

Financial planning firm Infocus Money Management has appointed a new chief operating officer to help transition the business to a fee-for-service model before the propose...

People & Products

Fund manager BlackRock has finally appointed the new head of iShares Australia with Mark Oliver to take on the role....

Financial planning

Five more boutique dealer groups have added Hub 24 as their preferred platform provider, weeks after its acquisition by listed company Investorfirst....

Financial planning

West Australian-based investment and advisory firm Kingston Capital will transition around $200 million in assets to investment administration provider Powerwrap’s ...

Financial planning

The Federal Government has revealed its 16-member advisory panel for financial advice and professional standards....

Financial planning

Sceptics who claimed the industry would not embrace another wrap platform in the market have been proven wrong, according to Praemium Group chief executive officer Arthur...

Financial planning

Asia’s funds management industry strongly endorses the proposed development of an ‘Asia Funds Passport’, which would allow Australia to gain access to i...

Financial planning

Deutsche Bank has announced that Chum Darvall will step down as CEO for Australia and New Zealand from 1 March, 2011, to be replaced by executive chairman John Macfarlane...

Financial planning

DKN Financial Group has taken a 20 per cent stake in Melbourne-based Moneyplan Australia – the group’s eighth succession since it launched its Equity Partners...

Financial planning

The FPA will use its annual conference this month to outline a new direction as a professional association....

People & Products

The head of the banking and financial services group at Macquarie Bank, Peter Maher, has been elected chairman of the Financial Services Council (FSC) at its annual gener...

Financial planning

The retirement incomes market has experienced a degree of innovation over the last 12 months, but as Angela Faherty discovers, more change is needed....

Financial planning

Life insurance provider, AIA Australia, bolstered its customer service team, opening 27 new permanent positions with a focus on this particular area....

Financial planning

Global provider of insurance brokerage and risk management services, Aon Corporation, announced it has completed its US$4.9 billion merger of Hewitt Associates with a sub...

Editorial

Following on from his article earlier this year, Mark Thomas continues to support the active fund cause....

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

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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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