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Deputy chief executive of Australia division to take on role following departure of Brian Hartzer from the bank....

Financial planning

Financial planners increasingly looking to reverse mortgages as a financial strategy for retiring clients who need access to home equity....

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Financial planning

The Financial Planning Association has moved to take hold of the fees versus commissions agenda by producing a consultation paper which proposes a phase out of existing c...

Editorial

Macquarie Group's record profit for 2008 has slumped 52 per cent amid the fallout from the global financial crisis, but in line with earlier forecasts....

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Financial planning

Under voluntary administration, four members of Babcock & Brown's board have resigned; administrators are considering the legality of the resignations....

Policy & Regulation

The industry is cranking up its opposition to a plan by some large corporations as well as economists to reform dividend imputation tax, including scrapping franking cred...

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Financial planning

Plans to expand its eChoice from an online mortgage finance broker to a more diversified financial services platform....

Editorial

BT Investment Management has reported a 44 per cent decline in net profit for the six months to March 31, but has argued it is a satisfactory result in tough conditions a...

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Financial planning

Financial Planning Association chief says it's time to review the issue of remuneration in the financial services industry....

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Financial planning

The Minister For Superannuation and Corporate Law, Senator Nick Sherry, says rebuilding confidence in the superannuation and financial services industry is now a priority...

Financial planning

The Minister for Superannuation and Corporate Law, Senator Nick Sherry, has announced another review of the superannuation system, this time backed by the key industry gr...

Financial planning

Retail investors hit hard trying to choose their own specialist funds; not interested in third party distribution....

Financial planning

Fundamental issues in the new consumer credit protection regime, such as the definition around 'responsible lending' requirements and the new external dispute resolution ...

Financial planning

Advice not just about superannuation and campaign damaging perceptions regarding superannuation, the role of financial advisers and comprehensive advice. ...

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Financial planning

Professional Investment Services (PIS) chief executive Robbie Bennetts has emphasised the value of advice from financial planners, criticising scare campaigns from indust...

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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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This verdict highlights something deeply wrong and rotten at the heart of the FSCP. We are witnessing a heavy-handed, op...

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Interesting. Would be good to know the details of the StrategyOne deal....

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SuperRatings has shared the median estimated return for balanced superannuation funds for the calendar year 2024, finding the year achieved “strong and consistent positiv...

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Original bidder Bain Capital, which saw its first offer rejected in December, has returned with a revised bid for Insignia Financial....

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The FAAA has secured CSLR-related documents under the FOI process, after an extended four-month wait, which show little analysis was done on how the scheme’s cost would a...

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