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Financial planning

ING has ended months of industry speculation in relation to management of its RetireInvest dealer group with the appointment of former Snowball Group general manager dist...

Financial planning

Financial planning dealer Mawson Group has appointed former Tower Australia executive Les Mace as its chief executive officer almost a year since former group head Robert...

Funds management

The Commonwealth Bank is anticipating the growth in its wealth management division to exceed that within its traditional banking divisions going forward, providing justif...

Financial planning

Investor Group has flagged a continued growth push through acquisition of financial planning businesses - a move which follows on from its recent purchase of nine adviser...

Financial planning

Software provider Investment Data Technologies (IDT) has moved to integrate its adviser systems with popular wrap and master trust platforms to give planners seamless acc...

Financial planning

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has scotched media reports today that National Australia Bank (NAB) has approached it regarding a possible takeo...

Financial planning

Perpetual Trustees is looking to bolster its position within the Australian funds management industry through organic growth and a series of joint ventures and acquisitio...

Financial planning

The representative body of advisers in AXA dealer groups is considering a bold withdrawal from the peak industry council of adviser associations, protesting that it repre...

Financial planning

Advisers in AXA dealer groups will no longer have a remuneration bias to recommend AXA’s own funds management products under a raft of changes to the group’s fee model an...

Funds management

Macquarie Bank and the US-based Developers Diversified Realty Corporation (DDR) are seeking A$550 million from investors, in the largest Australian property capital raisi...

People & Products

ING has ended months of industry speculation in relation to management of its RetireInvest dealer group with the appointment of former Snowball Group general manager dist...

Financial planning

Less than stellar investment returns over the past two years have reignited the industry superannuation fund versus retail fund fee debate. Craig Phillips reports....

Financial planning

When it comes to risk advice, matching up with an experienced life adviser is probably the way to go, says Mike Taylor....

Financial planning

Tower Limited has completed a major reshuffle of its board following the appointment of two new directors - John Spencer and Maurice Loomes....

Editorial

IOOF has reported strong fundamentals for the 2003 financial year with revenue up 32 per cent to $160 million and an after-tax profit of $34 million, which compares to th...

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