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Financial planning

AXA’s latest results for the six months to the end of June this year show a 5 per cent improvement on the corresponding period last year, with an after-tax profit of $130...

Financial planning

The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia’s (ASFA) chief executive Philippa Smith says the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority’s (APRA) claims recently ...

Financial planning

INVESTOR Group has flagged the possibility of further acquisitions as part of its bid to make its Prescott brand a nationally recognised financial planning network after ...

Financial planning

Six dealer groups have signed up for the PremiumChoice Portfolio Services platform in its first two months of operation, says chief executive Richard Carter....

Financial planning

COLONIAL First State’s new flagship master trust, FirstChoice, has taken in an impressive $850 million since its launch just three months ago....

Financial planning

AXA has scored a minor coup with its purchase of Ipac by also picking up a 30 per cent stake in boutique financial planning group Tynan Mackenzie....

Editorial

Small cap funds have done well in the last year but they are becoming more difficult to access, as GEORGE LIONDIS discovers....

People & Products

John Tuxworth has become the latest Sagitta Rothschild senior executive to fall victim to the Westpac Bank’s decision this week to purchase the BT Financial Group....

Financial planning

Three of Australia’s most influential investment research houses - van Eyk, Assirt and Lonsdale Securities (Lonsec) - have placed a blanket hold on BT Financial Group fun...

People & Products

The Westpac Bank has confirmed today that it will pay $900 million to buy the BT Financial Group from its US parent, the Principal Financial Group, in a move that will se...

Financial planning

Morningstar has released a review of JBWere’s business and management strengths, and has rated the company with a three out of five, but says it could have been a stronge...

Financial planning

The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) and the Financial Planning Association (FPA) are set to clash after the AFA indicated that as part of its move to secure a des...

Financial planning

Ausmaq is planning to launch its first broadside in the already highly competitive race to become the pre-eminent provider of a managed fund hub for the Australian funds ...

Financial planning

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) will use a new system to assess the more than 3000 financial institutions on its radar screens for regulation....

Financial planning

AMP Financial Services has reported a steady but ‘soft’ performance for the first half of 2002, reflecting lower cash flow figures as a result of poor investment market c...

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