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Financial planning

Former sole director of Sonray Capital Markets, Russell Andrew Johnson, has been sentenced to six-and-a-half years in jail after pleading guilty to seven charges last yea...

Editorial

Planning for post-retirement outcomes

With post-retirement planning emerging as a major issue in 2014, Andrew Gale argues that there needs to be less focus on products and more focus on advice-based solutions...

Financial planning

Special accreditation urged for post-retirement advice

ASFA suggests the development of specialised accreditation for planners providing retirement and post-retirement advice....

Financial planning

Year-end tax strategies - avoiding unpleasant surprises

No-one likes a surprise when wrestling with tax and superannuation, and financial planners heading towards the end of financial year seem primed on what is about to chang...

Financial planning

AXA IM picks up Mercer mandate

AXA Investment Managers has picked up a key mandate, announcing that Mercer's investment business in Australia has allocated $150 million to AXA IM's global investment gr...

Financial planning

Synchron grows planning numbers despite grandfathering

Synchron has actioned growing its planner numbers on the basis of ASIC’s no-action approach to grandfathering....

Financial planning

Legg Mason recruits JP Morgan staffer

Legg Mason has recruited Colin Taylor away from JP Morgan to become Director of Sales, based in Melbourne. ...

Funds management

ASIC seeks penalties against Mariner directors

ASIC begins legal proceedings over failed takeover bid...

Financial planning

Financial planning salary survey – sales skills no longer a must have

The attributes that companies are seeking in financial planners are drastically changing, with sales no longer a must-have skill, writes Milana Pokrajac. ...

Financial planning

Elana Rubin receives lifetime achievement award

Former AustralianSuper chair and now NAB/MLC director receives AIST Trustee Lifetime Achievement Award. ...

Financial planning

Home loan high could be “wearing off”

Satisfaction from bank customers is at an 18-year high, but that could be about to change....

Financial planning

ASIC bans director and authorised representative for misleading conduct

Regulator permanently bans former authorised representative and director of an investment trustee for misleading and deceptive conduct....

People & Products

Dalton Nicol Reid brings new CEO

Independent investment manager Dalton Nicol Reid has appointed Robert White as its new chief executive officer and head of distribution after Harley Dalton’s departure....