WEALTH MANAGEMENT

Financial planning

GESB leverages scale to reduce fees for its Retirement Income Allocated Pension....

Superannuation

Advisers could benefit from changing the name of self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs). The name could be driving away potential trustees due to the connotations of i...

People & Products

Equity Trustees (EQT) has appointed its head of marketing Philip Galagher to head up its private clients wealth management business....

Superannuation

The growing market for retirement community homes presents a great opportunity for financial planners to serve as independent coaches in a complex area riddled with traps...

Superannuation

Pension and annuity products provided by banks and large dealer groups are not being optimised for those moving into retirement, according to Mercer....

Financial planning

Macquarie Banking and Financial Services Group (MBFSG) has reappointed Mercer to provide investment research and consulting services for the next three years....

Financial planning

The wealth management industry is adapting to changing business models in a number of innovative ways, not simply stopping at the implementation of model portfolios, acco...

Editorial

AXA’s Andrew Penn claims the group is in good shape ahead of its acquisition by AMP – with profit down, but cash earnings up....

People & Products

Pinnacle Investment Management has appointed Alex Ihlenfeldt to the role of chief operating officer (COO) as the firm expands its capacity and grows its third party distr...

Life/Risk

Zurich Australia remains the top dog for business life insurance, according to the latest ratings by research house Canstar Cannex....

Financial planning

Clearview Wealth has made two new senior management appointments that will boost its marketing and compliance teams....

Financial planning

Investment management platform provider Praemium has been appointed by the Islamic Bank of Britain to launch the UK’s only Sharia compliant retail discretionary por...

People & Products

Perpetual has appointed former Asgard executive Glen Mesch as WA state manager for Private Wealth in a bid to up its game in the booming WA market....

Financial planning

WHK Horwath to take on global branding of Crowe Horwath in 2011....

Financial planning

BT Financial Group has appointed Jane Watts as general manager of Westpac Private Bank, following the departure of Jan Swinhoe....

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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 ...

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

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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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