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People & Products

Former head of acquisitions and succession for AXA’s Financial Advice Network, Steven Davison, has moved to Genesys Wealth Advisers to take up the newly created pos...

People & Products

Crafter joins SSgA

Lochiel Crafter has been appointed head of investments for Asia Pacific at State Street Global Advisors (SSgA)....

Financial planning

Australia’s role in China’s social responsibility

Australia should use its trading clout with China to force Chinese companies to become more socially responsible, according to the chief executive officer of Global Curre...

Financial planning

AIA Australia “is not for sale”, says Tucker

AIA Group has refuted speculation that its Australian operation is for sale....

Financial planning

Countplus hires new non-exec director

The chairman of Count Financial, Barry Lambert, has announced the appointment of Don Sharp, co-founder of Bridges Financial Services, as a non-executive director of Count...

Financial planning

Reverse mortgages: badly judged or just misunderstood?

The reverse mortgage market has faced a great deal of criticism over the years. Angela Faherty looks at the issues facing the sector and asks whether it can ever shake of...

Funds management

Superwoman struggles under management mishaps

Troubled financial services company Superwoman Group has recorded a loss of over $5.8 million for the financial year ending 30 June 2010, which the company attributed to ...

Financial planning

Investors in the dark on future of 452 Capital

High-profile boutique fund manager 452 Capital is on the brink of losing its CEO Lyndsey Hancock and its remaining two joint investment heads Suellen Morgan and Mary Fero...

Financial planning

Group life set to grow

The Financial Services Council conference has been told that the group life sector will expand by upwards of 60 per cent over the next half decade....

Superannuation

Superwoman announces legal action against former management

Financial services company Superwoman Group is proceeding with legal action against its former senior management with regards to a related party loan amounting to $540,52...

Financial planning

QBE restructures

QBE has restructured to reflect its growth pattern outside of Australia....

Financial planning

Why index management and term deposits are the wrong strategies

Mark Thomas argues that financial planners must convince their spooked clients that index management and term deposits are the wrong strategy....

Financial planning

Concerns FPA board has sidelined practising planners

The make-up of the board of the Financial Planning Association (FPA) is not adequately representative of practising financial planners, according to recently resigned FPA...