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Financial planning

Janus Capital acquires ETF specialist, VelocityShares. ...

Superannuation

Financial Services Council chief executive, John Brogden, has labelled the existing default super regime a “racket” which is standing in the way of lower super fees....

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Financial planning

Drawing out unethical behaviour within the planning industry hinges on frameworks to support whistleblowers, who are largely dispirited under current governance structure...

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Superannuation

Banks’ claims that the MySuper regime will adequately protect consumers “is absurd”, ISA chief executive, David Whiteley believes....

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Funds management

Former Bennelong Funds Management chief executive Jarrod Brown has begun a new role with diversified investment manager Wingate Group....

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Life/Risk

Charter Hall has completed the purchase of 54 “high quality hospitality assets” housing pubs and bottle shops as part of a $603 million deal with superannuation fund HOST...

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Financial planning

Lonsec/SuperRatings data points to value in industry funds more willingly linking with financial planners....

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Financial planning

Politicians tasked with raising education and professional standards in the financial advice sector are being urged by the FPA. to “look beyond the noise” of vested inter...

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Financial planning

The FPA has appointed Dr June Smith as Chair of its Conduct Review Commission (CRC), the body which monitors the conduct of FPA members. ...

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Life/Risk

Property owner, Stockland, is continuing to grow its retail property portfolio, buying AMP Capital’s 50 per cent stake in Sugarland Shoppingtown for $59.25 million, a cap...

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Financial planning

BTFG moves unilaterally be introducing its own adviser register and providing scope for client feedback and assessment....

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Financial planning

Australian Unity chief executive claims some planners are under-estimating the time and costs tied up in self-licensing....

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Life/Risk

Life insurance manufacturers need to take responsibility for last week’s ASIC report into life insurance and supply products that meet consumer needs and not research hou...

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Funds management

Web-based comparision sites and blanket television advertising campaigns are serving to hijack super fund members....

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Financial planning

More than 4000 customers of the CBA's planning businesses have registered for a review of the financial advice they received following the launch of the Open Advice Revie...

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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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Insignia Financial has confirmed it is considering a preliminary non-binding proposal received from a US private equity giant to acquire the firm. ...

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Specialist wealth platform provider Mason Stevens has become the latest target of an acquisition as it enters a binding agreement with a leading Sydney-based private equi...

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