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Financial planning
Count chief Andrew Gale has announced his departure from the dealer group, having resigned from his roles as chief executive officer, managing director and director....
Financial planning
The Supreme Court of New South Wales has approved the Commonwealth Bank's acquisition of Count Financial....
Financial planning
Guardian Advice has unveiled an overhauled succession planning strategy that it says will make it easier for younger financial advisers to buy into practices and allow fo...
Financial planning
Count shareholders vote overwhelmingly for acquisition by Commonwealth Bank....
Financial planning
The Commonwealth Bank is free to pursue an acquisition of Count Financial after being given the green light by the ACCC....
Funds management
Funds under management heads south for CommBank wealth management but FirstChoice stays in positive territory....
Financial planning
Advertised financial planning industry job vacancies have fallen over the last three months to 31 October 2011 due to regulatory change and institutional mergers, accordi...
Financial planning
New Towers Watson research reveals degree to which Australian investment managers have outperformed their global peers....
Editorial
East & Partners and Daymark Public Relations have launched the Bank Reputation Index, which seeks to rank the reputation of Australia banks among customers....
Superannuation
Retail investments have recorded the worst performance across the retirement incomes sector over the year to June 2011, losing more than $10.6 billion in funds under mana...
Financial planning
Almost 90 per cent of fixed rate home loans have fallen since August 1 with some fixed rates now available under the 6 per cent mark, according to research by financial c...
Financial planning
New research reveals degree to which Australian businesses have been spooked by overseas events....
Policy & Regulation
Independent dealer groups can still thrive in the post-Future of Financial Advice environment given the right structure, according to the Australian Financial Services (A...
Editorial
Non-aligned dealer group executives have long been warning that the new Future of Financial Advice reforms would lead to consolidation in the financial advice market. Geo...
People & Products
The Commonwealth Bank gets a new wealth head as part of post-Norris changes....
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The succession dilemma is more than just a matter of commitments.This isn’t simply about younger vs. older advisers. It’...
Significant ethical issues there. If a relationship is in the process of breaking down then both parties are likely to b...
It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...