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Financial planning

St George Bank-owned groups Advanced Asset Management and Asgard have unveiled a new deal for the latter’s mini-platform, Elements, to carry a wholesale version of the 10...

Financial planning

Asset consulting firm InTech Research has further rejigged its senior personnel ranks with the creation of a new head of product and marketing role and the appointment of...

Financial planning

The Federal Government has given in to long term pressure by lobby groups and the Democrats to offer the same superannuation benefits to same-sex couples in the area of t...

Financial planning

40 per cent of Australians earning between $30,000 and $50,000 would participate in the Government’s proposed $3 for $2 superannuation co-contribution scheme, according t...

Financial planning

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) is continuing its organisational restructure following the resignation and departure on Tuesday of senior executive Rohan Burges...

Financial planning

Two senior executives at Financial Wisdom, national manager Brian Dau and Victorian state manager, Theo Christopoulof have broken ranks to establish their own boutique de...

People & Products

BT New Zealand (BTNZ) has filled its recently vacated chief executive role with the appointment of the group’s Australian subsidiary head of wrap, Mark Smith, into the po...

Financial planning

Macquarie Bank has announced a 48 per cent rise in profits buoyed by a 61 per cent increase in international income, but warns that the next twelve months may not be as r...

People & Products

ING Investment Management (INGIM) head of Australian equities John Morgan will leave the group as it fills the role of chief investment officer (CIO) and adds the role of...

Financial planning

Deutsche Asset Management chief executive Ross Youngman resigned from the group yesterday and has been replaced by former Westpac Financial Services chief Shaun Mays....

Life/Risk

ING Group has reached an agreement with QBE Insurance Group to sell a collection of its Mercantile Mutual general insurance interests and allowing the Holland-based firm ...

Financial planning

Industry groups and associations have provided a mixed response to last night’s Federal Budget announcement with some stating the 2004/05 Budget will boost retirement sav...

Policy & Regulation

Superannuation industry figure Barbara Smith has on the eve of the Federal Budget urged Treasurer Peter Costello to remove some of the taxes on super funds because they a...

Financial planning

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has announced a deal to integrate their educational CD-Rom Dollarsmart program into the high school curriculum as well as plans t...

Financial planning

Westpac Banking Corporation, boosted by its acquisition of BT Financial Group, has reported a $1.2 billion operating profit for the half year ending March 31, a 17 per ce...

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