CHIEF EXECUTIVE

Financial planning

Positive net inflows combined with functioning more efficiently on a global scale have allowed AMVESCAP, the parent company of INVESCO, to report higher operating margins...

Financial planning

Count Financial is considering raising its annual franchisee membership fee as a way of reducing its level of non-performing franchisees....

Financial planning

Bravura Solutions has strengthened its position across the Asia Pacific by entering into a regional teaming agreement with IBM....

Financial planning

Under a new agreement, Atom Financial Services will be distributing the funds of Pentacle Property Funds Management to the financial planning community....

Superannuation

Self-managed super fund (SMSF) trustees are matching fund managers for investment performance, according to a survey by SMSF provider Multiport....

People & Products

Richard Borysiewicz is set to leave Skandia as a result of the company’s move to separate its sales and marketing capabilities....

Financial planning

Australian Financial Services Group has decided to add a separately managed account to the range of recommended products its advisers can offer their clients....

Financial planning

The executive director of the Association of Independently Owned Financial Planners, Peter Johnston, has retracted a number of statements relating to the Challenger Finan...

Financial planning

Jarrod Brown has resigned his position as head of retail funds management with IOOF effective immediately....

Editorial

A 23 per cent growth in funds under administration to $152 billion helped Commonwealth Bank post a record annual net profit to a shade under $4 billion in 2005-06....

Financial planning

Tower Limited’s decision to completely separate its Australian and New Zealand operations was done to provide shareholders with the best returns possible, according to it...

Editorial

The Centro Properties Group has capped off the 2005-06 financial year by reporting a record distributable operating earnings figure of $295.3 million, representing an inc...

Financial planning

The Federal Government needs to legislate to clear the way for financial services companies to more easily rationalise their product offerings....

Financial planning

The Australian Financial Services Group’s move to become a fully independent dealer group has proved to be an additional catalyst for growth, with 18 new financial planni...

Financial planning

The Financial Planning Association is to investigate the circumstances surrounding the enforceable undertaking provided by AMP Financial Planning to the Australian Securi...

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