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Financial planning

The Colonial First State restructure sees Brian Bissaker depart with the separation of advice and changed reporting lines....

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Financial planning

ASIC has permanently banned a former Commonwealth Financial Planning adviser after he was found to have forged the signatures of four of his clients....

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Financial planning

A former Commonwealth Financial Planning adviser has been permanently banned by ASIC after it was found he had forged the signatures of four of his clients....

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Editorial

From his conversations with financial advisers, TAL Limited’s Jim Minto has identified three game-changing topics....

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Financial planning

Westpac has agreed to withdraw and modify communications sent to customers regarding credit limit increase invitations after ASIC formed the view they were misleading....

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Financial planning

Consumer satisfaction with the big four banks has declined by a further 0.4 percentage points to 76.9 per cent in March, the second decline since February, according to t...

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Superannuation

Enquiries about direct property are on the rise, but the subdued residential property market appears to be preventing self-managed superannuation fund clients from pullin...

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Financial planning

Commonwealth Bank of Australia has launched an interactive website that aims to map the changing goals of Australia in real-time....

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Financial planning

According to Roy Morgan Research's Business Satisfaction - Business Banking in Australia Monthly Report March 2012, business bank customer satisfaction has fallen for the...

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Financial planning

Law firm Slater & Gordon is continuing its investigation into a potential class action on behalf of some borrowers and mortgagors of Bankwest and the Commonwealth Bank of...

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People & Products

Boutique fund manager Merlon Capital Partners has poached AMP Capital portfolio manager Adrian Lemme, who will move to his new position in June 2012....

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Superannuation

Gearing now plays a greater role in the wealth creation process for SMSF trustees, according to head of business development for structured investments at the Commonwealt...

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Financial planning

Mortgage aggregator Vow Financial has added four non-major bank lenders to its lending panel in a move it claims is indicative of a trend away from the big four banks....

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Editorial

Can you imagine a margin loan without a margin call? Janine Mace finds the sector has been busy innovating....

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Financial planning

Count Financial chief executive David Lane has strongly denied the dealer group has become a captive of the Commonwealth Bank's size and product set....

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Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

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Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

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ASIC has suspended the Australian Financial Services Licence of a Melbourne-based financial advice firm....

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The corporate regulator has issued infringement notices to three AFSLs whose financial advisers provided personal advice to a retail client while unregistered....

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ASIC has released the results of its first adviser exam to be held in 2025, with 241 candidates attempting the test....

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