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The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is threatening legal action against self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) which fail to comply....

People & Products

Boutique investment manager Perennial Investment Partners has appointed former Invesco head of operations Lewis Bearman into the same role with the predominantly value-st...

Financial planning

Sydney-based dealer group Premium Accounting has signed on with Adviser Resource Centre (ARC) in a deal that pushes the number of dealer groups signed to the service this...

Financial planning

Chapel Road, the financial planning dealer group which had its licence revoked in April 2001, will be able to operate once again after the Administrative Appeals Tribunal...

Financial planning

Invesco Australia has appointed former AXA Australia and New Zealand chief investment officer John Nairn in the newly created role of chief operating officer....

Financial planning

Lazard Asset Management has announced a number of senior appointments after restructuring elements of its management team in a bid to enhance its client servicing capabil...

Financial planning

Recent legislation is set to revamp the South African financial planning industry. Craig Phillips reports....

Editorial

The financial planning industry in the UK is in a state of flux. Lisa Bowman reports....

Financial planning

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) will find it impossible to solve its professional indemnity (PI) insurance woes, according to a leading insurance broking house a...

Financial planning

The Financial Planning Association (FPA), in an attempt to stave off criticism it fails to fully represent its membership base, has appointed two staffers to focus solely...

Financial planning

The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has finally settled on a professional designation for its members, registering the Authorised Financial Adviser Australia (AFA...

Financial planning

Associated Planners Financial Services and Total Super have formed a self managed superannuation fund (SMSF) support alliance they say will strengthen their approach in t...

Financial planning

Ipac Securities is expanding its business reach to cover the Brisbane financial planning market, after announcing plans to open an office there this month....

Financial planning

Adelaide-based financial planner David Middleton has called on the industry to come up with a risk-profiling process that puts the client’s needs first or run the risk of...

Editorial

National Australia Bank (NAB) has reported a $205 million write-down of its $6.5 billion wealth management business due to the continued lacklustre performance of global...

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