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Financial planning

Morningstar has rejected comments from InvestorWeb chief executive Otto Buttula that the purchase of research data from them by InvestorWeb makes up more than a third of ...

Financial planning

Morningstar has rejected comments from InvestorWeb chief executive Otto Buttula that the purchase of research data from them by InvestorWeb makes up more than a third of ...

Financial planning

Research house Morningstar has maintained a downgrade on Colonial First State’s flagship Australian equities fund, the Imputation Fund, following the announcement last we...

Financial planning

Sealcorp head Ian Knox will take on the role of head of investment services with St George Bank after investment services group executive Richard Cawsey announced his dep...

Superannuation

Boutique funds management house Hunter Hall is preparing to launch a new ethical superannuation fund in an attempt to capitalise on the growing popularity of its series o...

Financial planning

OFM Investment Group, the financial services and property investments company which came about as part of the demutualisation of the Over 50s Mutual Friendly Society, has...

Financial planning

Van Eyk Research has confirmed it is in discussions with wholesale research group William M. Mercer regarding a deal that would result in van Eyk being sold completely to...

Financial planning

Former ING Financial Planning chief executive Mark Spiers has announced his re-emergence in the industry by taking on the role of ASX FundConnect project director....

Financial planning

In one of this year’s biggest recruiting coups, Colonial First State has signed up one of BT Funds Management (BTFM) highest profile senior executives, Brian Bissaker, to...

Financial planning

Australian agribusiness investment manager Timbercorp is allowing investors to diversify into three different plantation projects: eucalyptus, olives and almonds via a ne...

Financial planning

The latest news from within the Commonwealth Bank group is just the closing moves in one of the biggest industry mergers in recent years. GEORGE LIONDIS looks at where it...

Financial planning

Fierce competition has developed between players seeking to launch the first product that incorporates the standards of the Investments and Financial Services Association...

Financial planning

Contract administration as part of a business strategy can ensure ongoing income stream for a dealer group, but is an area that is sometimes over-looked, according to Inv...

Financial planning

Research house InvestorWeb will phase out the purchase of raw data from Morningstar as it seeks to create its own, depriving the latter of a sizeable portion of its reven...

Financial planning

Financial planners with fund manager relationships for master trust and wrap account functions could be doing more damage to the practice than good, according to Associat...

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