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The Commonwealth Bank has pipped BT to become the largest retail fund man-ager in Australia, according to Morningstar....
Funds management
Over the past few years, the Financial Planning Association has called on ASIC to regulate real estate agents who provide property investment advice. Shifting the spotlig...
Financial planning
All four major banks have accelerated their activities in private banking in recent times, yet they consider this area still to be in its infancy in Australia. ...
Financial planning
Instalment warrants have been around for little more than two years, but they are fast becoming a force to be reckoned with....
Financial planning
ANZ Margin Lending has upped the ante in the margin lending market, announcing it will increase gearing on selected stocks to 80 per cent. The move follows a review of a...
Financial planning
As managed funds market share data affirms, the banks can be fierce competitors when they get their acts together. Now, Australia's major banks are taking more than a pas...
Financial planning
Commonwealth Securities, the Commonwealth Bank’s stockbroking arm, says it has experienced strong interest in the US share trading service it launched earlier this month....
Financial planning
Commonwealth Financial Services’ more cautious investment style appears to be working. Zilla Efrat takes a look at its philosophy and approach to investment decisions....
Financial planning
In yet another sign of just how fast financial services on the Internet are expanding, on-line broker Sanford Securities has announced plans to float on the Australian St...
Financial planning
The merger between Lifeplan and StateGuard Friendly Society has been approved by all members and will go ahead on April 1....
Financial planning
Direct distribution in shares and managed funds over the Internet is heating up with the entry of a new discount broking player and the aggressive marketing of a new mana...
Financial planning
Should financial planners advise on direct shares?...
Financial planning
The financial services industry could learn the proposed new owners Melbourne-based StateGuard Friendly Society by the end of this week....
Financial planning
Coles Myer is to develop a multi-brand, multi-channel approach to selling financial services in its supermarkets and department stores....
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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’...
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It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...