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Financial planning

Tower Australia has given an undertaking to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) in relation to repaying some investors in its FAI Personal Superan...

Financial planning

Ken Breakspear no doubt sees some irony in the fact that he has received a nomination for Money Management’s list of Most Influential People for the third year running, i...

Financial planning

When Richard Gilbert entered the Top 10 Most Influential People list last year, he had only just stepped into his new role as chief executive of one of the country’s most...

Financial planning

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has voiced opposition to Labor’s proposed ban on commissions for superannuation guarantee contributions, arguing this would make ...

Financial planning

The Financial Planning Association’s (FPA) professional indemnity (PI) taskforce has been criticised by one of its own members as stagnating on securing an association-wi...

Financial planning

The Association of Independently Owned Financial Planners (AIOFP) has negotiated a deal with insurance group AIG to offer its members significantly discounted professiona...

Financial planning

AMP Henderson Global Investors head of retail distribution Krystyna Weston has signalled her intention to leave the group and set up her own business after moving into a ...

Editorial

Since opening its first office here in 1974, Deutsche is enjoying its decision not to own its distribution, with many of its products selling themselves with strong retur...

Financial planning

The Federal Government has accused the Australian Labor Party of pilfering its superannuation policies, following yesterday’s announcement by the Opposition of the first ...

Financial planning

The Labor Party has launched its superannuation policy revealing a number of new steps but has not departed from its core positions of investment choice for all members a...

Financial planning

The Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) has claimed the uptake of its model product disclosure statements (PDS) has been high less than a month after its...

Financial planning

Allianz Dresdner Asset Management (ADAM) has appointed Leanne Milton as head of retail business to increase its profile and effectiveness in the retail marketplace....

Financial planning

Challenger Financial Services has revealed details of moves to corporatise the group with the announcement that it will ask shareholders to decide the company’s fate at a...

Financial planning

As Nick Bruining’s career on the Financial Planning Association (FPA) board draws to a close, he reveals its deepest, darkest secrets…...

Financial planning

Money Management’s Top 100 Dealer Group Survey highlights the enormous impact a National Australia Bank takeover of AMP would have on the financial services industry. Mik...

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