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Financial planning

The executive director of the Association of Independently Owned Financial Planners, Peter Johnston, has retracted a number of statements relating to the Challenger Finan...

Financial planning

Jarrod Brown has resigned his position as head of retail funds management with IOOF effective immediately....

Funds management

The former director of a funds management company has been convicted of making false and misleading statements and placed on a two-year good behaviour bond, following an ...

Financial planning

The Financial Planning Association is to investigate the circumstances surrounding the enforceable undertaking provided by AMP Financial Planning to the Australian Securi...

Funds management

Macquarie Bank will amalgamate its separate hedge fund businesses under the name MQ Specialist Investment Management (MQ)....

Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has launched its own radio program to improve the financial literacy and awareness of the community....

Financial planning

Macquarie Mortgages has announced its acquisition of Canadian-based Cervus Financial for C$12.5 million (A$15 million) as being part of its global strategy to selectively...

Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has released information to ensure superannuation trustees meet legal obligations to members in reporting material ch...

Financial planning

Capital markets have gone from strength to strength in the 2005-06 financial year, raising a record amount of $42.5 billion in funds, which represents an increase of 22 p...

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Superannuation

Two directors of self-managed superannuation funds have been banned for life, and another for seven years, after the corporate regulator successfully obtained orders from...

Superannuation

An unregistered managed investment scheme relating to a retirement village has been wound up by the Federal Court following proceedings brought by the corporate regulator...

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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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