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Financial planning

Perpetual Trustees Australia had the best of both worlds last week after its annual results were warmly received by the market. The investment group was able to satisfy e...

Financial planning

National Australia Bank has completed the restructure of its Australian institutional markets, financial services and MLC business units, as the bank looks to reverse the...

Superannuation

Financial planners are being invited to help bridge the retirement savings gap faced by many ageing Australians and educate them as to the reality, in terms of reasonable...

Financial planning

Financial planners are about to test the waters with term allocated pensions. Ross Kelly reports....

Financial planning

The chief executive of Rothschild Australia’s Golden Arrow Funds, Clive Donner, has bought out the funds for an undisclosed amount....

People & Products

Financial services education provider Tribeca Learning has recruited high profile former Deutsche Bank chief economist Don Stammer to chair its board....

Financial planning

Margins for Colonial First State, the Commonwealth Bank’s funds management arm, are holding firm despite heavy downward pressure on fees and increased competition in the ...

People & Products

National Australia Bank today announced the departure of MLC chief executive Peter Scott after six years in the role as the bank moves to adopt a more regional business s...

Financial planning

AXA Asia Pacific shares dropped 44 cents or 10 per cent in early trading this morning following an announcement the group had terminated talks with its French parent AXA ...

Financial planning

Australian Unity will accelerate its campaign to build its financial planning business in New South Wales after announcing merger plans with Grand United Friendly Society...

Financial planning

Tower Wealth Management owned dealer group Bridges has increased its push into the external dealer group services market by appointing former BT head of wrap specialist G...

Financial planning

IOOF will pay former AM Corporation management “the high end of the $12.6 million scale” of a funds under management retention deal struck when AM Corp was acquired by th...

Financial planning

Australian Financial Services has signed a deal with Praemium Portfolio Service that will see its network of 50 member firms have access to the virtual wrap system....

Financial planning

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has ended almost a year of speculation about the structure of its new financial planning venture by unveiling a suite of initiati...

Superannuation

So you think there is nothing to vote for at the upcoming federal election? If you are a financial planner, think again, writes Rebecca Evans....

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4 months 3 weeks ago

Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

5 months ago

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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