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Financial planning

Increased ASIC standards regarding PI insurance are expected to lead to higher premiums, but the full effects may not be evident for some time....

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Financial planning

ASIC has been called on to be more transparent about the purpose of its current comprehensive audit of Australian Financial Services Licensees (AFSLs)....

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People & Products

van Eyk Research has appointed Chris Bigg and Ming Chen as senior investment analyst and investment analyst, respectively....

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Financial planning

In the second major resignation this morning, Tyndall managing director Brett Himbury is departing to head Industry Funds Management....

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Financial planning

The chief executive of the Financial Planning Association, Jo-Anne Bloch, has resigned, with the smart money on her filling a long-standing vacancy at Mercer....

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Financial planning

Commonwealth Bank of Australia chief executive Ralph Norris has delivered a cautious outlook for the economy while pointing to the recovery of the bank's key divisions in...

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People & Products

GMO has appointed Geoff Wells as head of Australian equities effective February 5, 2010. He will replace Rick Suvak, who is leaving the company....

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People & Products

Zurich Financial Services Australia has appointed Iain Howie as its chief financial officer (CFO)....

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Financial planning

Macquarie Group remains cautious about the broad economic outlook, but has nonetheless made strategic hires and is pursuing growth opportunities....

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Financial planning

The Treasury’s whistleblowing options paper has attracted a varied response, some of it condemning the approach as a step in the wrong direction....

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Financial planning

The Industry Super Network has commissioned another poll that backs its claims on the need for planners to be legally required to act only in the best interests of their ...

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Financial planning

Advanced economies attempting to recover from the financial crisis could learn a lot from the way emerging economies navigated past financial crises, according to PIMCO c...

Financial planning

New research has revealed the degree to which Australia’s big four banks are charging fees well in excess of some of their competitors....

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Financial planning

Mortgage brokers will increasingly look to join with financial planners as their industries converge....

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People & Products

IFSA has welcomed new board member Ian Ward-Amber, managing director of Goldman Sachs JBWere Asset Management....

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