CHIEF EXECUTIVE

Life/Risk

Zurich Financial Services Group has launched a new product aimed at addressing the evolving complexity of international premium tax and licensing rules – the Multinationa...

Financial planning

IWL Limited has reached a significant milestone, announcing this week that its Portfolio Solutions division branded as Echelon Portfolio has surpassed $5 billion in funds...

Financial planning

Financial services provider DKN Financial Group has acquired a $2.55 million minority stake in South Australia financial planning firm Thornton Group....

Editorial

Less than half a year into her term as the chief executive of the Financial Planning Association, Jo-Anne Bloch has already proved she is prepared to listen to members an...

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Editorial

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Editorial

Westpac’s wealth management business represented a key driver for its record $3.071 billion profit announced today....

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Financial planning

Skandia intends to use its acquisition of Intech as a way of driving down fund manager costs on its platform by utilising the mandated structure of the Intech Investment ...

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Financial planning

IOOF has given an indication of the roles that will be performed by it and Perennial under the new ownership structure going forward with the announcement that Perennial ...

Financial planning

National Australia Bank has potentially played out the final chapter in its ill-fated entry into the American mortgage market with HomeSide US....

Financial planning

Matrix Planning Solutions authorised representative Jason Danjoux is the 2006 Association of Financial Advisers’ Rising Star of the Year....

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Financial planning

The key message of the FPA presentation to the Parliamentary Committee conducting the inquiry into the Structure and Operation of the Superannuation Industry was the need...

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Financial planning

Reverse mortgage operation Bluestone Equity Release has expanded into New Zealand, backed by funding from Westpac Institutional Bank....

Financial planning

Suncorp-Metway and Promina Group have confirmed they have entered into a merger implementation agreement that will see Suncorp purchase the whole of Promina for a price o...

Financial planning

In what appears to be a counter measure against the marketing campaign of industry superannuation funds, the Financial Planning Association has released its own ‘compare ...

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