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Financial planning

The Commonwealth Bank has launched a new division for ultra high-net-worth clients called Commonwealth Private Office....

Financial planning

Environmental organisation Greenpeace has hit the big four banks with its latest report, which found they are the biggest financiers of coal power in Australia....

Funds management

The Commonwealth Bank owned Symetry Portfolio Service platform is about to become the main administration platform for the financial services company, Snowball Group....

Funds management

There are plenty of attractively valued shares in the Australian market right now in spite of the fact that we are headed for a lower growth environment, according to Fid...

Funds management

It costs anywhere between $30 million and $100 million to establish a retail investment platform and the ACCC believes no new players will be ready to ante up – par...

People & Products

Macquarie staffer, Cassandra Hinze, recruited to head up Bank West Financial Advice....

Funds management

CBA and St George call time on listed agribusiness company....

Financial planning

Abacus Property Group has arranged new debt facilities amounting to $536 million....

Financial planning

Colonial First State will replace troubled boutique fund manager 452 Capital with Paul Fiani’s Integrity Asset Management and its own CFS Global Asset Management....

People & Products

The chairman of Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA), David Turner, has announced the appointment of Brian Long as an independent non-executive director of the bank....

Funds management

The Commonwealth Bank has reported a strong end to the financial year, bolstered by a solid wealth management performance....

Financial planning

Colonial First State’s (CFS’s) wrap platform, FirstWrap, has reached its $1 billion in funds under advice milestone - one year after it was launched....

Financial planning

Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM) has announced a number of senior appointments in the Global Resources investment team, bringing the total headcount ...

Superannuation

The acting chief financial officer and company secretary of listed financial services company Superwoman Group has resigned after being in the role for fewer than three m...

Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has established a Markets Disciplinary Panel that will deal with market breaches....

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