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The investment division of insurance provider Australian Unity performed strongly in 2005, increasing its funds under management to over $3 billion for the 2005 calendar ...
Financial planning
The outgoing chief executive of the Financial Planning Association, Kerrie Kelly, has described her move to the Insurance Council of Australia as a “straight career decis...
Financial planning
Instances of the mis-selling of superannuation products have prompted Shadow Financial Services Minister Senator Nick Sherry to call for simplification of the super choic...
Editorial
Poor performance from its New Zealand risk business has failed to knock trans-Tasman insurer Tower off a two-year course of profitability....
Financial planning
Boutique dealer group AAA Financial Group (AAAFG) has expanded its head count to 80 advisers nationally from 10 at the start of the year, and is preparing to launch a mor...
Financial planning
ASIC has released a calculator for consumers to compare allocated pension products, and Chant West and SuperRatings expect to follow suit by developing extensions to thei...
Financial planning
UK heavyweight financial services provider Standard Life has signed a six-year contract with First NZ Capital (FNZ) to deliver a wrap service to the independent financial...
Financial planning
Up to 10 per cent of Australians will change super funds by June 30, 2006 according to super clearing house provider InvestmentLink....
Financial planning
Despite the poor performance of the listed investment company market of late, fund manager HFA Asset Management has attracted a $120 million capital raising for Accelerat...
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The succession dilemma is more than just a matter of commitments.This isn’t simply about younger vs. older advisers. It’...
Significant ethical issues there. If a relationship is in the process of breaking down then both parties are likely to b...
It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...