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People & Products

Dealer group Fortnum Financial Group has appointed MLC’s Joel Taylor to its newly-created role of national sales manager....

Superannuation

APRA has admitted it doesn’t monitor the expenses of superannuation fund executives or trustees....

Funds management

Growing numbers of investors are taking the plunge and following financial advisers’ recommendations to try direct investments through separately managed account (SMA) se...

Financial planning

The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) and foundation award partner Zurich have launched the inaugural advice practice of the year award....

Financial planning

Findex makes second advisory group acquisition ...

People & Products

Former MLC chief executive Steve Tucker will head up a new funds management firm, slightly more than a year after his departure from the NAB-owned business. ...

Superannuation

Super sector given enough time to comply with SuperStream standards with delays penalising compliant providers...

Superannuation

ATO will begin action against SMSFs yet to lodge returns and cancel inactive funds...

Financial planning

Metlife appoints former BTFG executive, Deanne Stewart, as its new Australian CEO....

Financial planning

La Trobe Financial has extended its China push by setting up formal registration in the Shanghai Free Trade Zone...

Funds management

Australian private equity and venture capital funds outperform the ASX 300 by over 200 basis points. ...

Financial planning

The FPA has welcomed ASIC and dealer group support for moves to separate product sales and advice....

Life/Risk

BT Financial Group senior executive, Deanne Stewart, has been appointed as the Australian chief executive of major insurer, Metlife....

Life/Risk

Suncorp announces $350m write-down for Life business amid continuing industry headwinds....

Financial planning

Australian based fund manager La Trobe Financial has setup formal registration in the Shanghai Free Trade Zone (FT Zone). ...

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