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Financial planning

The Association of Independently Owned Financial Planners (AIOFP) has changed its membership structure, fees and benefits in an attempt to increase its market presence....

Financial planning

A former AXA compliance manager has launched a new consultancy aimed at boutique fund managers....

Financial planning

A Brisbane practice has boosted its earnings by about 35 per cent after undertaking a six-month business coaching program and business improvement initiatives. John Wilki...

Financial planning

Does a three-month pick-up in the employment market signal a resurgence in employment opportunities in the financial services sector through 2004?...

Financial planning

ING has revealed its plans to internally restructure its dealer group operations with Tandem to be positioned as a boutique planning group and RetireInvest advisers to re...

Financial planning

Promina’s financial services division, Asteron, has made a flurry of key appointments to its marketing and distribution team in an effort to realign the division and driv...

Funds management

Nine months into a two-year recovery strategy, Tower Limited is back in the black having posted a $4.87 million profit for the six months ended September, 2003....

Financial planning

ING’s dealer group Tandem and RetireInvest have been thrown into disarray after all staff involved in management, compliance and services functions have been told they wi...

Financial planning

If Tom Collins, principal of the Tom Collins Consultancy, has been one of the most influential players through 2003 it is probably because the industry has, finally, come...

Financial planning

Careful and considered planning has cleared the road ahead for Royal Automobile Club of Victoria Financial Services, says John Wilkinson....

Financial planning

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has voiced opposition to Labor’s proposed ban on commissions for superannuation guarantee contributions, arguing this would make ...

Financial planning

The Financial Planning Association’s (FPA) professional indemnity (PI) taskforce has been criticised by one of its own members as stagnating on securing an association-wi...

Financial planning

Financial services training and education provider Tribeca has flagged a two-tier growth strategy at its annual general meeting today that will see it continue to exploit...

Superannuation

Trustees of self managed superannuation funds have been warned by the Australian Taxation Office that it intends progressively moving beyond education to enforcement....

Financial planning

Financial advisers are facing a potential capital gains tax (CGT) hit in transitioning to the new Financial Services Reform (FSR) regime that has the potential to cost th...

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