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Brian Bissaker has been appointed chief executive of Colonial First State, replacing John Pearce, who resigned earlier this month to take up a position in Hong Kong....

Financial planning

Colonial First State will soon be in the market for a new chief executive, following the resignation announced today of John Pearce....

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Funds management

The National Australia Bank’s wealth management division has made a solid contribution to the group’s 22.8 per cent increase in cash earnings to $2.2 billion for the six ...

Financial planning

The Federal Budget has received a mixed response, with ASFA lamenting the narrowness of the Government’s one-off co-contribution bonus while Challenger has questioned whe...

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Life/Risk

The 2007 Federal Budget should address the personal savings and life underinsurance crises in Australia, according to the Association of Financial Advisers....

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Funds management

The Investment and Financial Services Association has made a submission to the Government expressing its view that no additional regulatory measures are needed in relatio...

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Financial planning

US-based fund manager Janus Capital has established its inaugural presence in the local investment market with the opening of a Melbourne office....

Financial planning

Building Society IMB has teamed up with mortgage provider Over Fifty Group to forge a presence in the reverse mortgage market....

Financial planning

Supplier of software and support systems to the financial services industry, Bravura Solutions, has consolidated its presence internationally after completing a deal to p...

Funds management

Members of the Investment and Financial Services Association have been provided with a new standard for the presentation of historical investment manager performance info...

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Financial planning

A global trend by investors to shun beta in favour of alpha strategies in driving excess return is inevitably going to end in tears, according to Tim Barron, chief execut...

Financial planning

Two new studies have revealed Australia’s underinsurance problems are being addressed with wealth protection product sales surging....

Financial planning

Financial planners could potentially be left uncovered for unlimited professional indemnity insurance liability if insurers refuse to embrace new changes to the way in wh...

Financial planning

Financial planning dealer group Australian Financial Services Group has signed a heads of agreement to acquire a strategic stake in The Salisbury Group for an undisclosed...

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Financial planning

The Financial Services Institute of Australia (Finsia) is to sell its business education division to global education provider Kaplan for $36 million....

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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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