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Financial planning
A potential buy-out of Peter Daly's Australian Financial Services Group (AFS) has collapsed at the final stages....
Financial planning
Listed dealer group Snowball has undertaken an $18 million share placement to pay for its new platform arrangements and prepare for acquisition opportunities in a consoli...
Financial planning
National Australia Bank has declined to act on a 20 per cent share option it held over the parent company of Professional Investment Services, but the existing relationsh...
Financial planning
National Australia Bank is staying quiet on what it intends to do with the share option it holds over 20 per cent of one of Australia’s biggest dealer groups, Profe...
Financial planning
AMP chief executive Craig Dunn has warned against what he sees will be permanent damage to competition in the wealth management market if National Australia Bank’s ...
Financial planning
Macquarie Group has hinted at market caution following the publication of its June 2010 quarter results....
Financial planning
Incoming Count Financial chief Andrew Gale will continue the group's acquisitions drive in 2010, while also reassessing Count's stake in competitor DKN Financial Group....
Financial planning
Ed Psaltis explains why there is an increasing appetite for full disclosure of real estate investment trust gearing levels....
Superannuation
The superannuation sector has been hit hard in recent years as funds suffered greatly at the hands of market volatility. Angela Faherty takes a look at what the future ho...
Financial planning
With the global financial crisis driving smaller lenders and mortgage brokers out of the market, Chris Kennedy finds the mortgage market is headed for a transitional year...
Financial planning
Centric chairman Philip Kelly spoke with Lucinda Beaman about the financial services industry and his plans for 2010....
Financial planning
Does the drop in Australia’s unemployment rate translate into more opportunities in the financial services sector, and is the war for talent about to recommence from wher...
Financial planning
Centric’s new chief, former Hillross MD John McMurdo, has been handed a business revived from its debt woes, and will be tasked with getting its growth targets back on tr...
Editorial
While much of the debate around NAB/MLC’s acquisition of AXA Asia Pacific has focused on who controls which dealer group, Mike Taylor argues that control of the platforms...
Financial planning
The financial services sector is expected to benefit from a surge in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in 2010, according to M&A law firm Freehills....
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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...
So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...