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In a harbinger of what is expected to be a bumper year for timber schemes, Northern Tropical Timbers expects to launch a new project in September after achieving its sale...

Financial planning

ING Investment Management has launched the ING Global High Dividend Fund, which it claims is Australia’s first to select stocks on the basis of their dividend yields....

Financial planning

Following the Senate’s rejection of the Bill to abolish the superannuation surcharge on Wednesday, the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia has called for sup...

Financial planning

Queensland dealer group Infocus Money Management has signed with Aviva Australia to build a $500 million white label product on its Navigator platform....

Financial planning

UK insurer Aviva has finally acted on adviser demand for ‘baby’ platforms, and will release a simplified, low cost version of Navigator called Navigator Access....

People & Products

The former head of BT Financial Group, David Clarke, has returned to the industry as chair of non-conforming and equity release lender, Bluestone Group....

Financial planning

A stellar performance in both Australian and international equities has resulted in Alliance Bernstein taking out the overall prize in the Money Management Fund Manager o...

Financial planning

According to Alliance Bernstein’s Kevin Boreen, senior vice president and senior portfolio manager for global value equities, a consistent value philosophy has resulted i...

Superannuation

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia appears as one of the Superstars on this year’s list of leading investment platform providers. It is the second largest group in terms ...

Life/Risk

Centrestone Wealth Advisory Group has acquired the risk insurance practise of Garvan Financial Planning risk insurance representative Phil Dixon....

Financial planning

The breakaway dealer group of 22 RetireInvest planners from Victoria will be known as Iris Financial Group when it launches later this month....

People & Products

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 ...

Rate the raters

The power of research houses is highlighted by the recent decision of UBS to no longer allow its funds to be rated by van Eyk, which it sees as a competitor....

Financial planning

Community and Corporate Financial Services is one of only a number of dealer groups in the country to use credits unions as a referral base. From its humble beginnings in...

Financial planning

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

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