Chris Kennedy

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10 March 2011

A former Commonwealth Financial Planning representative has been banned by ASIC for seven years for giving inappropriate advice and engaging in false or misleading conduc...

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9 March 2011

A proliferation of exchange-traded fund (ETF) products may be leading some advisers to take over full responsibility for asset allocation within client portfolios, prompt...

Australia’s housing market remains susceptible to ‘black swan’ events such as major overseas conflicts, a potential market collapse in China or natural disasters like the...

8 March 2011

Zurich Australia will restructure to more closely resemble its global parent, with CEO David Smith to depart once the process is complete....

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Paragem has five more practices in the process of securing their own AFSL, which it says further supports its view that financial reforms will suit the independent financ...

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Inflationary pressures and monetary policy concerns reduce Chinese investment opportunities....

6 March 2011

Emerging markets still have strong growth potential despite the current market weakness, and will provide a range of buying opportunities this year....

Accounting firm Chan & Naylor has announced plans to expand its network, and has appointed a new chief operating officer to oversee the process....

2 March 2011

Australian Unity has appointed Mark Oliver to head up its risk insurance channel and help strengthen the firm’s relationship with accounting firms....

2 March 2011

Wilson HTM chief executive David Groth has stepped down after a year in the role, sparking a major reshuffle at the group....

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