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Financial planning

02 May

APRA to review AMP de-merger, and bans former CNAL exec

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) will be undertaking a significant review of AMP’s proposal to de-merge its operations in Australia and the UK prior ...

Financial planning

01 May

Absolute to take absolute control

Absolute Capital has completed a management buyout of its minority shareholder Martplace (formerly AM Financial), and plans to take full control of the company by buying ...

Financial planning

30 Apr

Planners suffer from public confidence crisis

Independent ratings company Adviser Ratings has found that almost a third of financial planners have noticed a change in business volume since the release of the Australi...

Financial planning

15 Apr

Pearce rebuilds senior executive team at Colonial

Colonial First State (CFS) chief executive John Pearce has assembled a new senior management team, filling three executive positions left vacant by a spate of departures ...

Financial planning

14 Apr

Adviser Edge signs agribusiness research deal

Adviser Edge has been chosen by Hillross Financial Services, AMP Financial Planning and Arrive Wealth Management to provide research on agribusiness managed investment sc...

Financial planning

14 Apr

Perpetual trust to focus on charity

Perpetual Private Clients, a division of Perpetual Trustees, is encouraging advisers to discuss charitable donations with clients, following its launch of a new low-entry...

Financial planning

14 Apr

Research houses support JBWere following merger

Research houses Lonsdale Securities (Lonsec), Morningstar and InvestorWeb have maintained their support for JBWere, following its merger with Goldman Sachs, which was for...

Financial planning

14 Apr

Hartleys in management buyout deal

Listed financial services group Hartleys has reached an agreement with a management buyout committee today to transfer the group’s Perth-based wealth management staff and...

Superannuation

14 Apr

Retirement income stream sales fall

The December 2002 quarterly Retirement Income Stream Report released by Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) has shown a fall in total retirement income s...

Financial planning

11 Apr

Electronic hub launched for managed funds industry

Investment administrator Ausmaq together with business partners Accenture, Microsoft Financial Services, Intel and Web Central yesterday launched mainhub, an electronic h...