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Financial planning

The investment research team at ANZ-owned RI Advice Group, led by Dinyar Irani, is leaving to set up a portfolio construction company in partnership with Ray Miles’...

Financial planning

Conflicting opinions have emerged within the financial services industry about the concept of introducing standard definitions of critical illnesses for Australian life i...

Accounting

Two years after the launch of Lonsdale Financial Group’s Catalyst for Financial Planners (CFFP) program, the group has developed a new stream that extends to accoun...

Financial planning

Conflicting opinions have emerged within the financial services industry about the concept of introducing standard definitions of critical illnesses for Australian life i...

Accounting

Two years after the launch of Lonsdale Financial Group's Catalyst for Financial Planners (CFFP) program, the group has developed a new stream that extends to accountants....

Financial planning

The merger of First State Super and Health Super would create one of the biggest super funds in Australia....

Financial planning

AMP’s merger bid for AXA Asia Pacific has been cleared by AXA's independent directors, leaving few hurdles remaining....

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Life/Risk

Australia’s tax regime should be amended to give insurance cover the same status irrespective of whether it is obtained inside or outside of superannuation....

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People & Products

Well-known industry figure Greg Dunger has emerged as the new director of financial planning for non-institutionally owned advice firm Centric Wealth....

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Financial planning

ASIC and APRA outed as being least transparent on use of coercive powers....

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Financial planning

Suncorp has sold Tyndall Investments to Nikko Asset Management in a move to simplify its business....

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Financial planning

AMP’s Dunn declares the merger with AXA AP will see a company with financial advice at its heart....

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Financial planning

Interest rate rises aside, the Commonwealth Bank posted a strong September quarter helped by its wealth management division....

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Editorial

As a political debate rages around the power of the major banks, Mike Taylor writes that far more is at stake than just home loan interest rates....

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Superannuation

Superannuation funds should be made to separately detail the cost of providing intra-fund advice and advertising expenditure, according to Financial Planning Association ...

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