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Financial planning

The risk industry has for some time been under pressure to perform and, as Jason Spits writes, risk writers have strong opinions about what is right, what is wrong and wh...

Financial planning

Managed accounts can provide investors with directly held shares while boosting their tax positon, and as Martin Crabb writes, they do so much better than regular managed...

Financial planning

A Melbourne-based portfolio administration service plans to launch a virtual self- managed account option for investors by March....

Financial planning

Melbourne based financial planning group Glenhurst Corporation will move into the Sydney market after a major actuarial group, boasting $1.3 billion in funds under advice...

Financial planning

Fledgling property investment company MacarthurCook Investment Managers has struck a deal with a listed internet provider to achieve a backdoor listing....

Financial planning

Ex-AMP Financial Planning adviser Klinton Jay Lehman has been banned from acting as a representative of a securities dealer or of an investment adviser for four years by ...

Financial planning

The mystery surrounding last year’s announcement of new owners buying into van Eyk Research has turned out to be less intriguing than first reported with the group still ...

Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has permanently banned Kevin Trezona, formerly a director and authorised representative of Investment Planners...

People & Products

The van Eyk Research group has filled the gap left by the departure of its former head of asset consulting, Rob Prugue, appointing John Peterson to the role. Peterson, fo...

Financial planning

A new Melbourne-based financial planning firm, DirEquity, expects to launch a direct managed accounts platform....

Financial planning

Commonwealth Financial Solutions (CFS) and the Colonial Master Fund have suffered an embarrassing breach in the security of their files when a number of clients with the ...

Financial planning

AMP Financial Services (AMPFS) has announced a restructure that will split the group into two groups centred around the distribution and manufacturing arms....

Financial planning

After three years at Alliance Capital Management, director of Australian equities Don Low will retire in February....

Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has issued a fresh warning to responsible entities (REs) of managed investment schemes that to comply with the...

Financial planning

The announcement by Colonial First State (CFS) that its long running and high profile chief executive, Chris Cuffe, was resigning from the organisation has surprised few....

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