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Peter Dawson and Julie Rigoni have teamed up to launch a new business advisory consulting firm for Australian and offshore investment managers....

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Financial planning

The Financial Sector Legislation Amendment (Prudential Refinements and Other Measures) Bill 2010 is aimed at enhancing the powers of the Australian Prudential Regulation ...

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Editorial

The Financial Planning Association’s white paper on planner education appears to be a knee-jerk reaction to mounting criticism and scrutiny. ...

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Financial planning

While NAB's offer for AXA Asia Pacific's Australian and New Zealand businesses seems to have upped AMP's bid by 4 per cent, the game may not be over yet for AMP....

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Financial planning

A New South Wales financial adviser has been banned from providing financial services for 10 years for advising his SMSF clients to invest in companies he directed....

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Financial planning

Financial services licensees must stop the merry-go-round of bad advisers, with the industry failing to add substance to the rhetoric of 'weeding out the bad apples'....

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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

With the dust from the global financial crisis beginning to settle, it is an opportune time for some reflection, writes Mark Hoven....

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Financial planning

A new submission to the Cooper Review has suggested that the dominance of financial planning by banking institutions is more worrying than the payment of commissions....

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Financial planning

Dealer groups with a mission to grow should be cautious of the risks larger planner numbers have on compliance, Avenue Capital Management director of compliance Mark Lewi...

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Financial planning

The National Institute of Accountants has called on accountants and business leaders to respond to proposed amendments to the Corporations Act aimed at cutting red tape....

Financial planning

AXA Financial Planning has grown by seven offices since the launch of its practice start-up program a year ago....

Financial planning

ASIC has announced the formation of a management team and an advisory panel to assist in the transfer of front line market supervision from the ASX to ASIC....

Financial planning

Even in an outstanding field, Jackie Cook’s empathy with her clients stood out, writes Amal Awad....

Financial planning

The Ripoll Inquiry has called for increased disclosure of conflicts of interest and advice restrictions faced by advisers - in particular those working under licenses hel...

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