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The Deakin Financial Services takeover of AustChoice, made fully effective late last week, may result in job losses as Deakin pursues “synergies” within the newly combine...

Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has taken action against a director of a super fund and a promoter of a superannuation rollover scheme after a...

People & Products

Tower has announced Bridges Financial Services managing director David Bleakley will step down and leave the group early in the new year after three years at the helm of ...

Funds management

Former Portfolio Partners managing director David Slack has been appointed by Victoria Funds Management Company (VMFC) as head of the $20 billion group’s investment commi...

Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has banned a Perth-based investment adviser from acting as an authorised representative of a securities dealer...

Financial planning

Head of distribution at Zurich Financial Services Australia, Steve Newnham, will officially step down from the role today, making way for assistant head of sales Janet Sm...

Financial planning

Wilson HTM has merged its two planning divisions bringing together the groups 90 financial planners and brokers under one structure....

Financial planning

Money Management’s Financial Planner of the Year award is getting bigger and better every year, with increasing numbers of nominations, finalists and, this year, even jud...

Financial planning

If this year is characterised by one key factor it would have to be the turbulent nature of the industry. As Jason Spits writes, this has driven an almost unprecedented n...

Financial planning

A recent survey has shown that while the majority of investors turn to professionals for advice beyond publicly available information they may not be getting what they pa...

Financial planning

AMP has launched the last of four customised Asgard eWrap accounts - WealthView eWrap - for its dealer group AMP Financial Planning....

Financial planning

A raft of high profile financial planners and industry figures have launched a scathing attack on the funds management industry for a list of deficiencies they say are a ...

Financial planning

Deutsche Bank intends to boost its service offering to high net worth clients with the appointment of Anthony Fasso into a newly created role as a director within its Aus...

Financial planning

Financial planning dealer firm Madison Financial Group is aiming for rapid expansion next year with plans to sign-up a collection of dealer groups that will see it triple...

Financial planning

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has had five new faces elected to its board after the association’s members were called to elect candidates to replace outgoing m...

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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 confirmed the industry funding levy for the 2024–25 financial year, and how much licensees can expect to pay....

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