COUNT FINANCIAL

Financial planning

The Commonwealth Bank has begun the sell-down of its wealth management assets with the sale of Count Financial to associated and independently publicly-listed firm, Count...

Financial planning

Commonwealth Bank senior executive, Marianne Perkovic formally told the bank’s chief executive, Matt Comyn that she was disappointed she did not speak up loud enough to m...

Financial planning

CountPlus has acquired a strategic interest in the Victorian-based O'Brien Accountants & Advisors in what it said is the first of an expected round of growth transactions...

Financial planning

The Commonwealth Bank has targeted late 2019 for completing the demerger of its wealth assets after reporting a solid September quarter....

People & Products

Former Count Financial chief executive, Andrew Gale, has become a non-executive director of Harper Bernays....

Financial planning

Count Financial chief executive, David Lane has been recruited by Perpetual as group executive, Perpetual Investments....

Accounting

Running an SMSF advice arm may not be the best option for smaller accounting firms, according to Count Financial....

Editorial

Mike Taylor writes that accountant licensing has thus far proved to be the revolution which has not quite happened but the clock is still ticking. ...

Funds management

CBA has re-signed Morningstar as its primary investment research provider for its wealth management business. ...

Accounting

The challenges imposed by licensing and higher education standards are hitting older accountants and planners in equal measure....

sub-bgsidebar subscription

Never miss the latest news and developments in wealth management industry

MARKET INSIGHTS

So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

5 months 1 week ago

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

5 months 1 week ago

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

7 months 2 weeks ago

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

4 days 8 hours ago

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...

2 weeks 5 days ago

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

4 weeks 1 day ago