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Financial planning

There are quality assets for sale in the financial advice space, according to AZ Next Generation Advisory, and competition is set to increase until the educational standa...

Financial planning

Ord Minnett, which exited IOOF in 2019, has announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire 100% of wealth management firm E.L&C. Baillieu ...

Financial planning

Despite the current market uncertainty, OneVue has confirmed its continuing expectation that it will complete the transaction for the sale of Madison Financial Group in A...

Funds management

Franklin Templeton is to acquire Legg Mason in an all-cash deal for US$4.5 billion ($6.7 billion) to create a combined US $1.5 trillion asset manager....

Funds management

There could be a global merger and acquisition surge on the back of increased Chinese and Japanese buyers in the market, amid low interest rates, according to AllianceBer...

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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

5 months ago

Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

5 months 1 week ago

Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

7 months 1 week ago

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...

1 week 6 days ago

ASIC has cancelled the AFSL of an advice firm associated with Shield and First Guardian collapses, and permanently banned its responsible manager. ...

3 weeks 2 days ago

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

3 days 21 hours ago