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Superannuation

14 August 2003

Retirement income policy remains inadequate: IFSA

More work on retirement income policy is needed if the living standard expectations by the next generation of retirees are to be met, according to a major policy statemen...

People & Products

13 August 2003

Deutsche appoints Hales in renewed strategy

Deutsche Asset Management (DeAM) has appointed Cathy Hales to the newly created position of head of product for its Australian operations....

Financial planning

12 August 2003

Hatfield departure fuels tentative recommendation by research house

Colonial First State’s (CFS) hedge fund of fund product has been removed from the recommended list by InvestorWeb Research in its latest review of the sector following th...

People & Products

12 August 2003

AFS head seeks greener pastures

Australian Financial Services Limited (AFS) managing director Geoff Moore has resigned after eight years with the group....

Financial planning

12 August 2003

Beacon to focus on financial planning after re-branding

Beacon Financial Services will change its name to Tranzact Financial Services and sell Australia First Superannuation Administration and Australia First Consulting under ...

Financial planning

11 August 2003

Knott to retire at end of 2003

David Knott, chairman of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), has announced that he will step down from his position at the end of 2003, two years...

Financial planning

10 August 2003

Wattle administrators plead guilty

The administrators of the failed Wattle Group have pleaded guilty to charges of being knowingly concerned in the promotion of prescribed interests in contravention of the...

Financial planning

6 August 2003

Accountants to give advice through Magnify

AMP and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) today launched Magnify Financial Planners, a new dealer group catering to the specific needs of chartered accountants considering exp...

Financial planning

5 August 2003

Bradley goes out on high note

Perpetual Trustees managing director Graham Bradley’s final result in the top job has not disappointed shareholders, delivering the group’s eighth year of increased profi...

Financial planning

4 August 2003

FPA says ACCC PI report falls short

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has criticised the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) Public Liability and Professional Indemnity Insurance ...