DEALER GROUP

Financial planning

Almost one-third of financial advisers are considering switching licensees within the next five years, with a quarter of those looking to establish their own AFSL, accord...

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Financial planning

Further regulatory change may have the same impact on planner exits as the introduction of the Financial Services Reform Act....

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Financial planning

BT-owned dealer group Securitor is targeting growth, looking to hit 600 advisers within the next three years, according to BT's Neil Younger....

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People & Products

Count Financial CEO Andrew Gale has taken a board seat after being formally appointed as managing director of the company....

Financial planning

Adviser-owned dealer group Australian Financial Services (AFS) has launched a new unified managed (UMA) service in conjunction with technology company OneVue and superann...

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People & Products

Sentry Group has confirmed its appointment of HUB24 to provide unitised managed accounts and complementing services....

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Financial planning

The consulting firm Radar Results has announced that it has seen an increase in the number of sellers of financial practices coming to market in 2010, proving buyer advoc...

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Financial planning

Advisers at Genesys Wealth have expressed their frustration over a perceived lack of support from the AXA-owned dealer group....

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Financial planning

ING-owned RI Advice Group has taken a 20 per cent stake in Ray Miles' new dealer group, Fortnum Financial Group....

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Financial planning

Adviser-owned dealer group Matrix Planning Solutions has argued it's time for the FPA and the AFA to become one entity....

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Financial planning

Genesys Wealth Advisers put in place an 'adviser growth incentive scheme' in the final months of last year, which encouraged member firms to sign on support staff and rec...

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Editorial

Financial planners and dealer groups should take advantage of uncertain economic times and show leadership, writes Todd Kardas....

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Financial planning

AFS has withdrawn from acquisition talks with another dealer group, with negotiations breaking down over the disclosure of profitability information....

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People & Products

Professional Investment Services is recruiting for a number of people to fill key compliance, research and product development functions within its head office....

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Financial planning

Professional Investment Services had a rough ride throughout the global financial crisis. Lucinda Beaman spoke with chief executive Robbie Bennetts about the company’s fu...

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