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Financial planning

Advice group Benwest Investment Services has teamed up with Lifestyle Financial to create the Boutique Group, a new co-operative offering back office services to small in...

Financial planning

Former AMP Capital Investors executive Michael Evans has surfaced in the market to co-launch a new boutique investment group - Quest Asset Partners - along with former AM...

Financial planning

Multi-manager Russell Investment Group has struck a deal worth an initial $180 million with financial planning dealership Australian Financial Services to manage its supe...

Financial planning

Financial planners are set to face competition from an unlikely source - the medical profession, following a Melbourne-based start-up education provider Feest Financial T...

Financial planning

If confirmation of the ‘cleansing’ nature of recent regulatory and legislative changes was needed then this year’s Top 100 Dealer Groups will provide clear evidence with ...

Financial planning

Freya Purnell looks at the effect of different advice offerings on the bottom line....

Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has again moved successfully against the promoter of an illegal early release of superannuation scheme....

Financial planning

Challenger Financial Services Group chairman James Packer will step down due to other commercial obligations, paving the way for former Commonwealth Bank executive Peter ...

Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has converted its pursuit of five options trading seminar operators into an enforceable undertaking with the Federal ...

Financial planning

BT Financial Group has announced record figures in terms of funds under administration (FUA) for both its super and wrap platforms....

Financial planning

Accountants have received support to provide advice on all non-self managed superannuation structures after a recommendation by the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corpo...

Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) warns ignorance is no defence for holders of Australian Financial Services Licensees (AFSLs) that fail to ensu...

Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has permanently banned two West Australians for providing financial advice after the pair were caught operatin...

Financial planning

The Federal Court in Brisbane has prevent the trustee of a self-managed superannuation fund from offering any services or advice involvement in a scheme illegally promoti...

Financial planning

Two senior executives at Financial Wisdom, national manager Brian Dau and Victorian state manager, Theo Christopoulof have broken ranks to establish their own boutique de...

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