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Financial planning

InvestorWeb Research has established a dedicated department to evaluate alternative investments....

Financial planning

The former chief executive of UBS Global Asset Management in Australia, John Larum, has taken up the newly created role of Chinese chief executive for the manager as it g...

Financial planning

The Financial Planning Association has struck back at Virgin boss Richard Branson’s attack on financial advisers, accusing the flamboyant English billionaire of “swanning...

Financial planning

Perth-based dealer group Western Pacific has announced plans to set up its first office in Sydney, saying the move would establish a beachhead into the country’s most luc...

Financial planning

Advisory software and research provider IWL has posted its ninth and final extraordinary monthly earnings update in its bid to keep shareholders of stock broking firm JDV...

Funds management

The Financial Planning Association is calling for real estate agents to operate under a national regulatory regime that it hopes will help put a stop to investors being b...

Financial planning

A proposal by the Federal Government to strengthen identity security measures has been welcomed by the Investment and Financial Services Association as critical to the su...

Editorial

Profitability rather than share price will determine the bonus payable to Australian Wealth Management’s new chief executive and managing director, Andrew Barnes, who has...

Superannuation

Just over a year after the Treasurer, Peter Costello outlined the Government’s landmark retirement incomes policy, the Assistant Treasurer, Mal Brough has released the re...

Financial planning

One of the industry standards which will make the transition to choice of fund easier for employers has been launched by the Assistant Treasurer, Mal Brough....

Financial planning

The financial services division of the Promina group, Asteron, has begun a program to more closely align its Australian and New Zealand businesses....

Financial planning

Advisory software and research provider IWL tried to keep shareholders of stock broking firm JDV keen on a takeover bid yesterday by posting an extraordinary monthly earn...

Policy & Regulation

A global database for dealer group research heads, and a tax liability management tool, are next on the agenda for Morningstar following yesterday’s release of its client...

Financial planning

Iris Financial Group has been confirmed as the new name for the breakaway dealer group of 22 RetireInvest planners from Victoria, as flagged by Money Management earlier t...

Financial planning

The apparent bargain price paid for HSBC Asset Management Australia by Challenger Financial Services could reflect capacity constraints in its listed property business an...

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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...

7 months ago

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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The FSCP has issued a written direction to an adviser who charged clients “extraordinary fees” for inappropriate and conflicted advice, as well as encouraged them to swit...

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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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