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Financial planning

ANZ’s half-year results reveal growth in both planner numbers and planner productivity....

Financial planning

Specialist SMSF administrator SuperGuardian has launched a new product which it claims is designed to capture the exponential growth in the self-directed investor space....

Financial planning

Perth-based financial services provider Ballast will offer its full service offering to Go Gecko Real Estate as part of a formal strategic alliance....

Financial planning

Count adds new firms to its network while delivering on platform fee reductions, a shorter SOA and new fee disclosure arrangements....

Financial planning

Superannuation and investment software provider Financial Synergy has signaled it is close to releasing an updated version of its Acurity administration platform....

Superannuation

MFAA has released further details of its upcoming SMSF lending program for mortgage brokers, with the course expected to commence in June....

Superannuation

Wayne Swan and Bill Shorten have decided to end the speculation about what the upcoming Federal Budget brings for the superannuation industry. Money Management spotlights...

Financial planning

UNPRI’s anti-corruption initiative has been successful in changing the risk management practices of approximately 75 per cent of companies targeted....

Financial planning

The desertion of key planning practices and consequent revenue pressures have forced AFS to enter voluntary administration....

Financial planning

Take-over offer extended as Equity Trustees faces regulatory approval and low initial interest....

Superannuation

van Eyk analysis points to managers remaining biased towards quality end of share market. ...

Financial planning

AFA wants legislation to reflect that there is no difference between planners and advisers....

People & Products

Property Funds Association of Australia (PFA) has appointed Centuria Property Funds chief executive Jason Huljich as its new president....

Superannuation

The Property Investment Professionals of Australia (PIPA) has welcomed the findings of the regulator’s SMSF Taskforce, but says trustees still require specialised propert...

Funds management

Henderson executes on Australian strategy by taking 90 West AM stake....

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