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Financial planning

16 Sep

AFA unveils new designations

The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) officially launched its new professional designations yesterday at the AFA National Conference in Queensland....

Financial planning

02 Sep

ATO settlement offer slammed

Taxpayers Australia has labelled a settlement offer by the Australian Tax Office for involvement in mass-marketed agricultural schemes “rough justice” following a court d...

Financial planning

01 Sep

Challenger acquires wholesale mortgage business

Challenger Financial Services Group has agreed to acquire Zurich Capital Markets’ (ZCM) Australian Principal Finance business, Interstar Securities, in a deal struck by i...

Funds management

29 Aug

Select takes different Aspect with new hedge fund

Select Asset Management has launched a single-manager global multi-strategy hedge fund through its joint venture with European hedge fund manager Aspect Capital, establis...

Financial planning

27 Aug

No end to Wattle linked convictions

Another adviser associated with the notorious Wattle Group has pleaded guilty to 62 charges arising from an Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) invest...

Financial planning

26 Aug

Investor Group hurt by weak markets, but positioned for turnaround

Investor Group, with a figure just shy of $130 million, has reported a 29 per cent increase in group operating revenue for the 12 months to June 2003, despite the weak pe...

Financial planning

25 Aug

Stockpicking gets results for small caps

Small cap managers are improving their investment processes and honing their stockpicking skills to produce consistently strong performance, van Eyk Research’s 2003 Small...

Financial planning

22 Aug

Garrisons strikes advice deal with Qld police

Garrisons Financial Planning has signed an exclusive three year agreement with Queensland Police Credit Union (QPCU) to provide financial planning services to its 34,000 ...

Financial planning

19 Aug

DIY super on the rise

Self managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) are gaining popularity as members choose to DIY rather than entrust super fund trustees with their retirement savings, according...

Financial planning

18 Aug

Members oblivious to market upswing

Superannuation fund member disillusionment over fund returns is at an all-time high despite a recent upswing in investment market performance according to InTech, with th...