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Financial planning

Legal practitioners specialising in family law could be forced to include trained financial planners into their practices by the end of this year following amendments to ...

Financial planning

To capitalise on the growing appetite for ethical investments, AMP has added 15 new investment options to its corporate super master trust, CustomSuper, which includes th...

Financial planning

OFM Investment Group, the financial services and property investments company which came about as part of the demutualisation of the Over 50s Mutual Friendly Society, has...

Funds management

Investment research house van Eyk has placed a ‘hold’ rating on Deutsche Asset Management’s capabilities in the listed property trust sector....

Financial planning

The venture capital investment market in Australia is expanding but still trails that of similar markets such as the US and UK, particularly in the area of informal inves...

Financial planning

In one of this year’s biggest recruiting coups, Colonial First State has signed up one of BT Funds Management (BTFM) highest profile senior executives, Brian Bissaker, to...

People & Products

In one of this year's biggest recruiting coup's, Colonial First State has signed up one of BT Funds Management's (BTFM) highest profile senior executives, Brian Bissaker,...

Funds management

AXA retail funds and superannuation marketing national manager Mick O’Brien has become the group’s new chief investment officer (CIO) after AXA decided to combine the rol...

Rate the raters

Despite rating the value that research houses provide as high, funds managers are not clear on how the research market differentiates itself, and as a result, who is best...

Financial planning

OFM Investment Group, created out of the demutualisation of the Over 50s Mutual Friendly Society in July last year, has stated it will list on the Australian Stock Exchan...

People & Products

Australian Unity is on the hunt for a new head of funds management after restructuring its top management team....

Financial planning

At the most recent FPA National Convention, Ian Hutchison gave a session titled <i>‘</i><i>Passionate planning means designing finances and lifestlye</i><i>’</i>....

Financial planning

Two directors of an investment advisory corporation have been banned from managing corporations for up to 10 years after the Australian Securities and Investments Commiss...

Financial planning

The Financial Options Group Inc (FOGI) and the Australia Fund, which had been issued with stop orders from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), ha...

Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has wound up the Financial Options Group Inc and the Australian Fund and has prohibited its directors from lea...

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

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

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The RBA has handed down its much-anticipated rate decision, following widespread expectations of a close call....

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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...

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

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