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Financial planning

11 March 2004

Queensland financial planning firms merge in FSRA fallout

Queensland financial planning firms Gunther Doyle Griffin, Swan Financial Group and Brisbane-based Associated Planners have merged to create a new group, 4people....

Financial planning

11 March 2004

Tribeca moves into broker accreditation with ASX deal

The Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) has outsourced the administration of its accreditation regimes to Tribeca Learning (previously Integratec)....

Financial planning

7 March 2004

Education extending beyond compliance for advisers

Advisers are changing their view of education as merely a means for compliance under FSR to embrace the concept of ‘life-long’ learning, according to the Securities Insti...

People & Products

4 March 2004

ASIC appoints new consumer protection head

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has appointed Greg Tanzer as executive director of consumer protection and international relations, replacing ...

Financial planning

12 February 2004

Asgard more than doubles quarterly inflows

Asgard Capital Management has more than doubled its quarterly inflows to top the platform market inflows list for the December 2003 quarter, according to Assirt market sh...

Financial planning

11 February 2004

ASIC bans two from industry

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has today taken action in two areas of considerable regulatory focus of late - early release super schemes and...

Financial planning

10 February 2004

Aberdeen moves to keep LIC competitive

Aberdeen Leaders (ALR), one of the longest running listed investment companies (LICs), has slashed its management fee following the announcement of a third fully franked ...

Financial planning

2 February 2004

IOOF/Perennial receives nod from Assirt

Following a turbulent year for senior management and IOOF’s Australian stock market listing in December 2003, IOOF/Perennial has been issued with a ‘competent’ rating on ...

People & Products

1 February 2004

Macek joins Vertex board

Vertex Capital Management has appointed Charles Macek to its Board as a non-executive director....

Financial planning

21 January 2004

Securities Institutes revamps courses for FSR

The Securities Institute has revised its open entry financial planning courses ahead of schedule to ensure they meet with the Australian Securities and Investment Commiss...