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Financial planning

Rivkin Financial Services newly elected managing director Andrew Davis may not have the opportunity to implement his revived business strategy after corporate raider Faro...

Financial planning

Rivkin Financial Services is set to announce a change of name and business activities after Jordan and Shannon Rivkin, sons of embattled entrepreneur Rene, retired from t...

Financial planning

Zurich Financial Services Australian chief executive John Butler has resigned after a five year tenure at the helm of the group during what Zurich’s chief executive, inte...

Financial planning

The Federal Government’s CLERP 9 reforms passed through the Senate last night after the Australian Labor Party secured the backing of the Democrats making several amendme...

People & Products

Challenger Financial Services Group chief executive officer Chris Cuffe will step down as head of the group in August to take over responsibility for developing its wealt...

Financial planning

The National Consumer and Financial Literacy Taskforce is set to embark on a national road show aimed at improving Australia’s level of financial education after releasin...

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

Trustee group Australian Superannuation Nominees is closing its business due to “continuing regulatory intervention” by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority and...

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

Tower Limited, 15 months into a two year rebuilding program of the group, appears to have put its recent woes behind it with today’s net profit after tax announcement of ...

Financial planning

AMP is confident of a reversal of fortune following last year’s $5.5 billion loss, announcing today a renewed commitment to regional wealth management and flagging allian...

Editorial

Perpetual Trustee Company is set to improve its 2003 profit performance by at least 25 per cent, fuelled by strong growth in its funds management business and increases w...

Life/Risk

ING Group has reached an agreement with QBE Insurance Group to sell a collection of its Mercantile Mutual general insurance interests and allowing the Holland-based firm ...

Financial planning

Dimensional Fund Advisers (DFA) will work in cooperation with Monash University and the University of Queensland as part of a three year study into investigating new mode...

Financial planning

THE National Council of Financial Adviser Associations (NCFAA), the peak body for adviser associations, has criticised dealer groups for the lack of industry superannuati...

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