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Policy & Regulation

The days of frenzied buying of tax effective agricultural schemes in mid June will soon be over, thanks to the Ralph tax crackdown announced earlier this month....

Financial planning

The Financial Planning Association is to audit financial planning groups to en-sure its members adhere to the association's disclosure regime....

Financial planning

Ipac Securities is fast expanding its global reach and has its integrated systems op-erating in New Zealand, Taiwan and, now, in South Africa....

Financial planning

The Financial Planning Association is to audit financial planning groups to ensure its members adhere to the association’s disclosure regime....

Financial planning

Zurich Financial Services is to concentrate on organic growth to further develop its Australian business....

Policy & Regulation

Australians overwhelmingly support compulsory superannuation, but are furious at they way it is taxed and confused at how the system works, according to ASFA re-search....

Financial planning

Lend Lease Financial Services has set its sights on the booming back office mar-ket, with the launch of ThreeSixty....

Financial planning

Two of Investor Security Group’s biggest producers have left the group to join Adviser Investment Services (AIS)....

People & Products

Steve Blanche has departed AC&L to join MLC Adviser Solutions as the national sales manager, protection....

Financial planning

Former US Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin is to join the world's largest financial services group, Citigroup, as a board member and chair of its executive committee....

Financial planning

It has been a tough couple of years for Sealcorp since being acquired by St George Bank back in December 1997. But with a new chief executive and a fresh team of senior e...

Financial planning

The 1999 Financial Planning Association (FPA) convention in Sydney is well on track to being the FPA’s most successful one yet....

Financial planning

One of the first to join high flyers Clayton Robard in the mid 1980s, Ken Brewer, has joined Tyndall, the group that rose from the ashes of Clayton Robard....

Financial planning

Two high profile former Prudential managers have established their own financial planning firm....

Financial planning

Six candidates are battling it out for two positions on the board of the Financial Planning Association....

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