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Financial planning

Rob Keavney argues systematic rebalancing adds returns, reduces volatility and ensures planners don’t leave clients with maximum exposure at market crests – so why isn’t ...

Editorial

Trans-Tasman financial services firm Promina Group improved profits by more than 50 per cent for the 2004 financial year after reporting a net profit of $204 million - a ...

Financial planning

National Australia Bank has finalised its new executive line-up, just two weeks after appointing ex-Citigroup boss Ahmed Fahour as chief executive officer, by signing-up ...

Financial planning

National Australia Bank has added four new non-executive directors to its board only days after signing up two new executive directors....

People & Products

Private investment firm Investec Bank has snared Ernst & Young boss Brian Schwartz as its new chief executive officer, replacing Geoff Levy who becomes the chair-elect of...

Financial planning

Corporate credit rating and investment grading agency Rapid Ratings has struck a deal with the Securities Investors Association of Singapore to distribute its equity and ...

Financial planning

It has been six months since chief executive officer Kerrie Kelly began the structural makeover of the Financial Planning Association (FPA) and at last count the number o...

Financial planning

The Financial Industry Complaints Service has launched a new alternative conciliation system and appointed two full-time panel chairs in response to a jump in the number ...

Financial planning

Tower Australia has rolled out an online medical tracking tool for its risk advisers and has also struck a deal with Australian Income Protection to offer group insurance...

Financial planning

John Wilkinson talks to HSBC chief executive Barry Sheehan and chief investment officer Jon Taylor about the challenges of turning around the fortunes of the fund manager...

Financial planning

BT Financial Group has delivered the strongest indication to date it plans to launch a new dealer group, with the Westpac Bank-owned fund manager signing-up former Retire...

Financial planning

National Australia Bank has confirmed the appointment of former Citigroup chief executive Ahmed Fahour to the newly created role of chief executive officer Australia and ...

People & Products

Deutsche Asset Management has appointed its acting head of retail distribution Alan Miller formally into the role five months after the departure of Bruce Murphy, who lef...

Financial planning

Australian Financial Services has struck a deal with consultative firm the Encore Group to develop a practice management program exclusive to AFS advisers....

Financial planning

Rivkin Financial Services stakeholders continue to jostle for control with talks of mergers and takeovers rife and corporate raider Farooq Khan calling on the dismissal o...

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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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Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

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

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ASIC has banned a former NSW adviser from providing advice for 10 years for investing at least $14.8 million into a cryptocurrency-based scam. ...

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