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The proportion of self directed investors is on the wane, according to a new study by Macquarie Investment Management....

Financial planning

Investors objecting to the Waltus property syndicate merger have had their case thrown out of the Court of Appeal....

Financial planning

Property investment group Waltus will continue with its plans to merge 27 of its syndicates into one company, following the refusal of New Zealand’s High Court to issue a...

Financial planning

More than 70 financial adviser practices have signed up franchise agreements with the Mawson Securities since the group launched in July....

Financial planning

Melbourne-based wrap developer ObjectMastery has signed a deal with the UK’s Association of Investment Trust Companies (AITC) to market listed investment trusts....

Financial planning

Opponents of the Waltus scheme to amalgamate most of its property syndicates into a single company are preparing an appeal following a loss in the High Court earlier this...

Financial planning

Opponents of the Waltus scheme to amalgamate most of its property syndicates into a single company are preparing an appeal following a loss in the High Court earlier this...

Financial planning

Christine Buckland has become the third head of Macquarie’s private banking business to depart this year....

Financial planning

CPA Australia has stepped up its move into financial planning with the announcement of a financial planning conference....

Financial planning

Prominent industry figure Anthony Starkins dropped a bombshell on the financial planning industry earlier this month when he called on the Government to outlaw commission...

Financial planning

Westpac Financial Services has completed the rollout of electronic education tools for its 550 financial planers....

Superannuation

While master trusts are a big part of the local scene they have yet to make a real impact in the UK market. JASON SPITS looks at why the market is set to change in the ne...

Financial planning

Superannuation consultant Industry Funds Services (IFS) has bolstered its financial planning network with the addition of three planners....

Financial planning

For obvious reasons, a great deal of emphasis is placed today on the need for sound planning and a disciplined commitment to achieve that mystical goal of financial indep...

Superannuation

While the Rolling Stones sang 'You can't always get what you want', that hasn't stopped planners seeking the ideal product. <B>JULIA NEWBOULD</B> examines what advisers a...

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