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Financial planning

Storm Financial co-founders Emmanuel and Julie Cassimatis seemed to be suffering from a bout of absent mindedness in the final days of hearings into the company's collaps...

Financial planning

CoreData research has confirmed that the major banks are dominating the mortgage market, with Westpac and Commonwealth Bank holding 48.9 per cent of all outstanding resid...

Financial planning

The Commonwealth Banking Group has reported stronger inflows through the September quarter combined with solid insurance premium growth....

Superannuation

A survey of SMSFs administered by Multiport reveals a dramatic move to Australian equities away from cash....

Financial planning

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia is in the process of implementing a new $800 million software system it hopes will allow it to more easily identify problems such as St...

Financial planning

The Commonwealth Bank has paid a $100,000 penalty to ASIC for failing to meet its continuous disclosure obligations under the Corporations Act....

Editorial

With his van Eyk Three Pillars Listed Investment Company being targeted by Dixon Advisory, van Eyk’s Mark Thomas explains what makes LICs an attractive proposition despit...

Financial planning

Despite the big four banks consistently rating among the lowest across all three banking categories, 76 per cent of bank customers said they had no plans to switch to ano...

Financial planning

Australia Post is running a 'lifestyle survey' that canvasses consumers' use of investment products, including margin loans and reverse mortgages, and then provides leads...

Financial planning

More than 70 per cent of business banking customers were satisfied with their financial institution over the past six months, despite all four big banks recording a decre...

Financial planning

The Commonwealth Bank Agri Index recorded growth for the agribusiness sector of 0.9 per cent during the past month and 3.0 per cent in the past three months....

Financial planning

An education savings plan is often a good advice proposition advisers can utilise to attract younger clients, according to new LifePlan head Matt Walsh....

Financial planning

The Commonwealth Bank ramped up sales targets hoping to wring more and more business from Storm Financial, according to a FSU statement to the Parliamentary Inquiry into ...

People & Products

Previously held positions with QSuper and Commonwealth Bank....

Financial planning

A member of the Ripoll Inquiry expresses concern that Commonwealth Bank CEO Ralph Norris will not be personally fronting committee hearings in Sydney this Friday....

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Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

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Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

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The RBA has handed down its much-anticipated rate decision, following widespread expectations of a close call....

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The FSCP has issued a written direction to an adviser who charged clients “extraordinary fees” for inappropriate and conflicted advice, as well as encouraged them to swit...

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ASIC has cancelled the AFSL of an advice firm associated with Shield and First Guardian collapses, and permanently banned its responsible manager. ...

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