Chris Kennedy

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

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

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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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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

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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 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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A Sydney financial adviser has been permanently banned from providing any financial services, with the regulator deriding his “lack of integrity, trustworthiness and prof...

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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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