WEALTH MANAGEMENT

Funds management

The funds management sector is set to flourish as historically low interest rates, cheap debt, high wealth levels and strong equity markets encourage investors towards th...

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Financial planning

Wilson Investment Group has sold its securities business to Wilson HTM, Craigs Investment Partners and Deutsche Bank after two years of flagging earnings....

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Financial planning

Australian Unity is aiming to take advantage of opportunities in the advice sector following its purchase of Premium Wealth Management, after posting a $12 million first ...

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Financial planning

Sub-par performances in the wealth management sector have damaged consumer loyalty to Australia’s Big Four banks, a new survey reveals....

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Financial planning

AMP has posted a solid result for 2014, with underlying profit up 23 per cent year on year, largely driven by growth in its wealth management business. ...

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Financial planning

Strong growth in international markets has seen platform provider, GBST’s first half 2014/15 increase by 58 per cent....

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Financial planning

Beyond what they see in media headlines, many consumers have no idea what a financial planner does, a wealth management veteran believes. ...

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People & Products

Wayne Wilson will depart Rubik and be replaced by former Bravura executive Iain Dunstan...

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Editorial

With regulatory change shining a spotlight on fees, platform providers are under increased pressure to justify their value. Perhaps innovation is the key to retaining adv...

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Financial planning

Deloitte is arguing that Australia’s financial system is not unduly dominated by the banks....

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Editorial

Mike Taylor writes that the Commonwealth Bank’s results announcement and its continued standing in the eyes of consumers suggests its financial planning woes have represe...

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Financial planning

Technology provider IRESS sees solid half yearly results backed by strong performance in wealth management business....

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Financial planning

Commbank Wealth Management head, Annabel Spring says the group will remain focused on its existing strategy....

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Financial planning

ANZ trading update declares $5.2 billion unaudited cash profit for nine months to 30 June....

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Editorial

The Commonwealth Bank has delivered a solid full-year result with its financial planning troubles making little impact in terms of comments or provisioning....

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MARKET INSIGHTS

So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

2 months 3 weeks ago

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

3 months ago

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

5 months ago

ASIC has suspended the Australian Financial Services Licence of a Melbourne-based financial advice firm....

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The corporate regulator has issued infringement notices to three AFSLs whose financial advisers provided personal advice to a retail client while unregistered....

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ASIC has released the results of its first adviser exam to be held in 2025, with 241 candidates attempting the test....

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