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Tower Australia Limited chief executive Jim Minto believes superannuation trustees should be better qualified....

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Financial planning

Big four bank customers could save thousands in annual costs if they switch to the cheapest products available....

Financial planning

Australia's Computershare acquires UK's HBOS Employee Equity Solutions from Lloyds Banking Group....

Editorial

Chris Bowen has sent a clear message that the Government will be cherry-picking the recommendations of the Henry Tax Review....

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Financial planning

Despite comprising less than two per cent of retail funds, structured products have received more than their fair share of criticism over the past year. Vince Scully disc...

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Financial planning

FPA Board endorses commissions shift....

Financial planning

Proposals to increase online disclosure risks details being obscured by complexity of websites....

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Financial planning

State Street has announced that its president and chief operating officer, Jay Hooley, has been promoted to chief executive following the resignation of chairman and curr...

People & Products

Perpetual looks to Rory MacIntyre to replace the departing Emilio Gonzalez....

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Superannuation

Class Financial Systems to provide SMSF platform for accountants....

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Financial planning

AXA reports gloomy bottom line for nine months to 30 September, despite more robust data over past two quarters....

Financial planning

ASIC have initiated civil proceedings in the Federal Court against the directors of Centro, including the company's CFO, on the basis of shortcomings in the group's 2007 ...

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Financial planning

Charges filed by ASIC against Astarra fund managers, nature of ASIC complaint unclear....

Financial planning

Boutiques warned to appropriately differentiate themselves or risk a damaging homogenisation of the financial services industry....

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Financial planning

The chief executive of Willmott Forests believes the forestry investment sector is recovering from the damage caused by the collapses of Great Southern and Timbercorp, wi...

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