Chris Kennedy

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9 January 2012

The AMP General Insurance Distribution business recently acquired by Suncorp will remain as a standalone subsidiary, allowing it to operate at arm's length and better acc...

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8 January 2012

The Australian masterfund market dropped $23.4 billion in funds under management through the September quarter despite big gains from BT and Commonwealth Bank/Colonial....

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15 December 2011

It is important when establishing a referral relationship between accountants and financial planners that they are properly matched - or there is the risk of the relation...

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15 December 2011

Bendigo and Adelaide Bank will acquire the local subsidiary of Bank of Cyprus, Bank of Cyprus Australia, for around $140 million....

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14 December 2011

Australian Financial Services (AFS) will not be looking at a change of ownership or a move towards public listing in the near future, according to AFS managing director P...

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14 December 2011

HUB24, the investment and superannuation platform business of Investorfirst, has added two more dealer groups to its client list....

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13 December 2011

The provision of scaled and limited financial advice, particularly over the phone, will be a key value proposition in attracting both financial advisers and clients to AN...

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13 December 2011

ASIC will release regulatory guidance on FOFA reforms in time for a 1 July 2012 implementation date - if the bills pass parliament in time....

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12 December 2011

Perpetual has created a separate distribution division to focus on the head offices of the largest distributors....

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12 December 2011

Financial advisers looking to sell books of lower value clients due to Future of Financial Advice changes should first look at other options such as reducing the cost of ...

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