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Financial planning

22 August 2002

Adviser pleads guilty to dishonest conduct

A former director of Freeman Hall Investment Services has pleaded guilty to two charges of failing to act honestly while operating as a licensed securities dealer....

Financial planning

21 August 2002

Will LPTs lose their sparkle?

Investors are worried about LPTs, not because they have performed badly, but because they have performed so well. GEORGE LIONDIS reports....

Financial planning

21 August 2002

Designations are also about consumers

IT IS easy to see both sides of the argument in what could quickly escalate into a full blown legal dispute between the Financial Planning Association (FPA) and the Assoc...

Financial planning

21 August 2002

Count bounces back in second half

The Count Financial group will push into a range of new businesses, including a burgeoning commercial loan operation, after reporting a 17 per cent jump in its full year ...

Financial planning

21 August 2002

Wyld launches Beacon wrap

One of the pioneers of the master trust industry in Australia, Kevin Wyld, is planning the launch of a new wrap account service through the Beacon Investment Management S...

Funds management

20 August 2002

Funds management boosts CBA figures

The Commonwealth Bank has relied heavily on its funds management business to post an 11 per cent increase in its net profit to $2.7 billion today....

Financial planning

19 August 2002

Investor Group flags acquisitions after record year

Listed accounting and financial planning consolidator Investor Group has flagged the possibility of further acquisitions as part of its nationwide expansion strategy afte...

Funds management

18 August 2002

Westpac buys controlling stake in Hastings Funds Management

The Westpac Bank has agreed to pay $36 million to buy a 51 per cent stake in specialist alternative asset manager, Hastings Funds Management....

Financial planning

15 August 2002

AFA hits out at dealers over privacy law

Financial planning dealer groups are using a combination of the new privacy regulations and the Financial Services Reform Act (FSRA) to stop departing financial planners ...