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Financial planning

6 July 2003

Willmott announces boost to sales and dealer network

Agribusiness group Willmott Forests has surpassed its 2002 end of financial year sales result of $7.0 million with two months left to run till the 2003 year end....

Superannuation

6 July 2003

Retirees fail to plan ahead

The majority of older working Australians have given little or no thought to planning for retirement according to a Newspoll survey commissioned by the Commonwealth Bank....

Financial planning

3 July 2003

Life ban for adviser’s elderly scam

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has permanently banned former financial adviser David Paul Mudge from acting as a representative of a securiti...

Financial planning

3 July 2003

Associated Planners aligns with Total Super

Associated Planners Financial Services and Total Super have formed a self managed superannuation fund (SMSF) support alliance they say will strengthen their approach in t...

Financial planning

1 July 2003

New name for Challenger as merger approved

Financial services group Challenger International and Kerry Packer’s CPH Investment Corp have officially combined in a $1.1 billion merger....

Financial planning

30 June 2003

Weak markets hurt Investor Group

Financial services firm Investor Group has issued a subdued earnings forecast for the 2002/03 financial year attributing the performance to depressed markets and weak con...

Financial planning

29 June 2003

FPA angered by ruling on advice

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has slammed a recommendation by the Federal Joint Parliamentary Committee on Corporations and Financial Services that may allow a...

Financial planning

26 June 2003

Snowball aligns with Trent Capital

Listed financial planning company Snowball Group has appointed Trent Capital managing director Andrew Brown as a non-executive director of the company, and given Trent, a...

Financial planning

25 June 2003

FPA details new CFP fast track option

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has released more details of changes to its Certified Financial Planner (CFP) program, to allow those with other professional cre...

Financial planning

23 June 2003

Hopes for year in the black

The Australian share market’s modest 0.4 per cent posting for May is keeping alive industry hopes of an overall positive result for the 2002-03 financial year - with a 3 ...