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The funds management industry grew by just under 15 per cent for the year ending September driven by strong investment markets and buoyed investor sentiment....

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The financial planning practice of high profile adviser Dominic Alafaci has struck a joint venture deal with Ipac Securities, creating a new offshoot, Collins House Finan...

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IOOF is refusing to rule out hitting the acquisition trail – given it is debt-free and has $70 million in the bank – but stresses it won’t be making any rash decisions an...

Financial planning

A double barrelled attack has been unleashed by the Financial Planning Association and Investment and Financial Services Association enforcing tough new guidelines on pay...

Financial planning

The financial planning job market has moved on from its compliance myopia. Ross Kelly has the low down on the skills that will get you that dream job....

Financial planning

Financial planners are expected to get the first glimpse at the latest get tough approach to policing the profession this week, with the Financial Planning Association (F...

Financial planning

DKN Financial Group has linked up with BT Financial Group to offer a new investment platform to its network of advisers....

Financial planning

Capstone Financial Planning has continued its push to establish a national financial planning presence with the opening of a Brisbane office....

Financial planning

ING has reduced its fees and added more investment options to its retail master trust, OneAnswer, in a move suggesting heightened competition in the platform space is for...

Financial planning

The new generation of low cost master trust and wrap platforms are continuing to cannibalise fund inflows from both direct retail funds and older more established platfor...

Financial planning

Fiducian Portfolio Services has embarked on an aggressive financial planner and dealer group acquisition policy, after posting a return to profitability in 2003/04....

Financial planning

The number of financial planners prepared to use three or more master trust or wrap platforms has more than doubled over the last year - and it could be a newer class of ...

Financial planning

Financial planners who receive payments for using investment platforms will face tougher disclosure requirements under new guidelines being considered by the Financial Pl...

Financial planning

The last place financial planners want to be if the world’s economic plates shift is with their heads in the sand. Ray Griffin wonders whether many planners are prepared ...

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The acquisition of Ipac is bringing about a sea change at AXA. John Wilkinson spoke to AXA’s Australian chief executive officer Andy Penn....

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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’...

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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...

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It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...

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ASIC has released the results of the latest adviser exam, with August’s pass mark improving on the sitting from a year ago. ...

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The inquiry into the collapse of Dixon Advisory and broader wealth management companies by the Senate economics references committee will not be re-adopted. ...

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While the profession continues to see consolidation at the top, Adviser Ratings has compared the business models of Insignia and Entireti and how they are shaping the pro...

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