CHIEF EXECUTIVE

Financial planning

Following a number of staff departures since the start of the year, accounting firm WHK Group has made changes to its management structure....

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Superannuation

Former Perpetual chief executive David Deverall has been appointed to head up Hunter Hall International....

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Superannuation

SMSF administrator SuperGuardian has transferred its SMSF portfolio to Class Financial Systems' cloud-based administration platform, Class Super....

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Superannuation

Superannuation funds will be required to adopt systems and processes that support new SuperStream data standards, APRA has said in a letter to super trustees....

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Financial planning

The Association of Financial Advisers has warned against going too far to address churn when it is not systemic, and only a few advisers are guilty....

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Financial planning

BT's Mark Spiers says a letter from Count Financial CEO David Lane to Securitor and Magnitude advisers actually belittles the important role advisers play....

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Financial planning

Rather than getting hung-up on fees, planners should focus on providing sound financial advice and adding value, says Custom Wealth Solutions chief executive Chris Appley...

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Financial planning

Westpac/BT has outlined its new financial planning approach via BT Select while Count has moved to offer Securitor planners an alternative....

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Financial planning

Perpetual has reached a conditional agreement to sell Perpetual Lenders Mortgage Services to US-owned First American Financial International Property Services (Australia)...

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Financial planning

Count chief executive David Lane has opened the door to Securitor planners he believes are feeling disenfranchised by the high sums paid to Count defectors....

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Funds management

As the market continually fails to meet the highs of pre-2008, fed up retail investors are increasingly looking to equity hedge funds for higher returns, according to Aus...

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Financial planning

Treasury Group has entered into a partnership agreement with Singapore based equity manager Octis Asset Management....

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Policy & Regulation

Association of Financial Advisers looks to take facilitative approach on implementation of the Future of Financial Advice regulations....

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Funds management

Mortgage aggregator Vow Financial has continued the growth of its wealth management offering with a new joint venture in Melbourne....

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Superannuation

New research commissioned by Principal Global Investors points to investors being focused as much on risk as returns....

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