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Financial planning

UK-based deVere Group has confirmed its intentions to grow a national financial planning presence in Australia via its acquisition of Meridian Financial. ...

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Financial planning

Tail winds help BTIM to sail to record full-year result....

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Life/Risk

Strong performances by Stockland’s commercial property portfolios have the company on track to surpass its 2014 earnings growth by up to 7.5 per cent per security in 2015...

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Superannuation

SMSF retirees drawing more than the ‘comfortable’ income level should not become over-confident, a research paper warned....

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Superannuation

While the typical SMSF couple at age 65 are in good stead for a comfortable retirement, big spending SMSFs have been warned against over-confidence, new research reveals....

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Funds management

Global institutional investors are increasingly steering towards boosting returns for their clients, after years of trying to stave off high volatility and market uncerta...

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Accounting

It is time to put aside traditional and sometimes negative perceptions of accountants and see them as integral to the development and growth of businesses....

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Financial planning

Two boutique non-aligned planning firms have joined Countplus subsidiary Total Financial Solutions (TFS) claiming they were attracted by its ‘independent’ culture and und...

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Funds management

AMP posts strong quarter doubling cashflows over the same period in 2013 and with a solid contribution from its North platform....

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Financial planning

West Australia’s WA Super says it is now able to accept trans-Tasman tranfers from KiwiSaver accounts....

Financial planning

Energy Super launches web tool aimed at providing investment clarity to members....

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Accounting

Findex chief executive rejects claim that Crowe Horwath purchase was to build its wealth business but was to establish accountancy beach-head...

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Life/Risk

Australian commercial property is proving popular with South African investors with Investec closing a capital raising rights issue last week....

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Financial planning

ASIC has cancelled the licence of Custom Wealth Solutions Dealer Services after the group entered into external administration earlier this year....

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Financial planning

FPA chairman, Matthew Rowe, has queried the dearth of practicing planners on FSC/AFA insurance working group....

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