AUSTRALIAN SECURITIES EXCHANGE

Funds management

Following changes made to the Australian Securities Exchange's (ASX's) Operating Rules, fixed income exchange traded funds (ETFs) can now trade in Australian markets....

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Financial planning

Insurance Australia Group (IAG) has moved to acquire New Zealand general insurer AMI for $288 million....

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Funds management

Former co-head of iShares Tim Bradbury has launched ETF Consulting, a specialist exchange traded fund (ETF) consulting and training firm targeting financial advisers, ins...

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Financial planning

The degree to which Australian financial planners are looking for more optimistic signals amid the current torrent of bad news has been revealed in new research released ...

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Financial planning

Chartered accounting and financial advisory firm William Buck has strengthened its audit specialisation with the appointment of a new director of the company's audit and ...

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Financial planning

Market volatility and changes see HFA downgrade its earnings guidance....

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Financial planning

The Supreme Court of New South Wales has approved the Commonwealth Bank's acquisition of Count Financial....

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Editorial

Platforms are facing pressure from all sides, Milana Pokrajac writes. How will they deal with changing financial adviser demands, low investor sentiment and fast approach...

Financial planning

The Commonwealth Bank is free to pursue an acquisition of Count Financial after being given the green light by the ACCC....

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Funds management

Funds under management heads south for CommBank wealth management but FirstChoice stays in positive territory....

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Editorial

Managed funds are supposedly a non-transparent and expensive way of investing, while ETFs are increasingly touted as low cost investment saviours. Graham Hand outlines ho...

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Editorial

Despite posting a solid profit of $5.36 billion, ANZ Banking Group's wealth management division struggled over the past year, according to its full year results posted on...

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Financial planning

Westpac finishes year with solid profit and acknowledging contribution of BT and an efficient cross-sell....

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Financial planning

With Chi-X Australia launched yesterday as a competitor to the Australian Securities Exchange, the take-up of Iress Market Technology's multi-market solution has been a s...

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Financial planning

NAB has reported a strong full-year result, but while increasing financial planner numbers, MLC and NAB Wealth have continued to struggle....

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Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

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Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

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ASIC has suspended the Australian Financial Services Licence of a Melbourne-based financial advice firm....

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The corporate regulator has issued infringement notices to three AFSLs whose financial advisers provided personal advice to a retail client while unregistered....

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ASIC has released the results of its first adviser exam to be held in 2025, with 241 candidates attempting the test....

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