COLONIAL FIRST STATE

People & Products

Darelle Jenkins has been appointed as national manager, AdviserNETgain, effective from February 8....

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People & Products

MLC has appointed former Colonial First State head of platform sales Aubrey Roga to a key insurance role....

Financial planning

For the past two years, Colonial First State’s FirstChoice has been rated best platform by financial advisers*, and it’s not hard to see why. Through FirstNet Adviser it ...

People & Products

Colonial First State has appointed senior managers within its Colonial First State Advice Business leadership team, with Tim Browne, John Carnevale, Matthew Brown and Hel...

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Financial planning

A year of extremes has forced the industry to step up and meet the demands of clients, writes Brian Bissaker....

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Superannuation

Deborah Wixted looks at ways to help your clients hit their retirement savings target....

Editorial

One consequence of the equity market downturn could be a return to a more active focus on economic fundamentals and their impact on financial markets, writes Stephen Halm...

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Superannuation

Many clients can benefit from a strategy that involves a combination of salary sacrifice contributions and co-contributions, writes Deborah Wixted....

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Financial planning

IFSA's super charter alters fee structures for advice and changes the ground rules on advertising....

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Financial planning

Long-serving Count Financial chief executive Marianne Perkovic has announced she will leave the group....

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Editorial

A major theme in the RBA’s assessment is the resilience of Australia’s financial system compared to those of other countries. Stephen Halmarick reviews Australia's econo...

Editorial

If one thing has been made clear in our examination of platforms and wraps in Money Management, it is that financial planning operates within a highly commercial and, th...

Financial planning

Platforms and wraps have become such an integral part of the financial planning revenue equation that any changes to the regulatory environment are likely to be felt up a...

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Financial planning

While AXA’s North products have attracted significant inflows over the past 12 months, Mike Taylor writes that the platforms and wraps industry continues to be dominated ...

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Financial planning

The consolidation of the financial services industry is being reflected in the platform market. Mike Taylor reports...

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