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The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has found a replacement for the position of general manager of policy and government relations, which was left vacant following G...
Financial planning
Sentry extends van Eyk relationship with three-year agreement....
Financial planning
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA), the Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) and the Finance Sector Union (FSU) have welcomed the...
Financial planning
Dealer group AFS is still focused on floating on the ASX but the target date is now in 2013....
Financial planning
Australian financial software company Iress Market Technology continues its offshore expansion....
Editorial
Investors with ethical sensitivities may prefer certified responsible investment funds, but do they really understand where their money is going and to what extent do the...
Financial planning
The FPA has been criticised for not consulting with the wider tertiary education sector before going ahead with the release of its education consultation paper....
People & Products
Deputy chief will leave his role mid next year after six years with the association....
Financial planning
BT Financial Group has used its submission to the second phase of the Cooper Review to argue for cost reductions at the same time as calling for equity on intra-fund advi...
Financial planning
A further 122 FPA members pass final CFP program examinations....
Financial planning
One of Australia's few remaining large, non-institutionally owned advice groups is courting four potential institutional equity partners or owners....
Financial planning
National Australia Bank has moved on AXA's Australian and New Zealand businesses....
Financial planning
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has rejected claims by the Industry Super Network that financial advisers are putting an 'indefensible drag' on Australia’s re...
Life/Risk
Agreement between third-party insurer and specialist software provider sets scene for growth....
Financial planning
AIST warns against the 'dumbing down' of existing balanced super funds and a potential worsening of the underinsurance problem; ASFA calls for legislative support to impr...
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The succession dilemma is more than just a matter of commitments.This isn’t simply about younger vs. older advisers. It’...
Significant ethical issues there. If a relationship is in the process of breaking down then both parties are likely to b...
It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...