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One of Australia’s largest master trusts, Asgard, has dumped 16 funds offered by nine different fund managers from its investment menu as part of its latest revamp of the...

Financial planning

A former Canberra financial planner linked to failed investment scheme, the Wattle Group, has pleading guilty to 13 charges of breaching sections of the Corporations Law,...

Financial planning

Online financial services group Sanford has signed Perth based BankWest to its Virtual Broker Retail service, who will provide online share trading to its customers....

Financial planning

PlantinumChoice Portfolio Services, the new master trust to be administered by Norwich owned Navigator, will be offering an equity stake to select groups of advisers foll...

Financial planning

Assirt has released two separate ratings of Sandhurst Trustees and Norwich Union which looks favourably upon recent changes made at the respective fund managers....

Financial planning

ETHICAL investments still remain on the outer for financial planners despite frenzied activity in the ethical funds management marketplace last year and increasing invest...

Financial planning

Life insurance group Lumley has launched a new critical illness product in an effort to tackle the issue of the rising costs of trauma insurance....

Financial planning

A small, boutique Melbourne-based fund manger has launched two Australian equity trusts using direct distribution....

Financial planning

Web-based risk profiling system, ProQuest is now fully integrated with Sealcorp’s on-line adviser services portal, adviserNET following the signing of an agreement betwee...

Financial planning

Former ING Financial Planning chief executive Mark Spiers has announced his re-emergence in the industry by taking on the role of ASX FundConnect project director....

Financial planning

Dealer groups that launch their own master trusts are said to offer their planners even more choice. But, as KATE KACHOR reports, not everyone believes in their long-term...

Financial planning

Wrap accounts are set to replace master trusts as tomorrow’s product. <caps>Fiona Moore</caps> finds out why, and what it means for financial planners....

Financial planning

A former adviser with Professional Investment Services has made an enforceable undertaking to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) not to act as an...

Financial planning

All Standard & Poor's ASX indices will move to a ‘free float’ model from October 1 this year to reduce portfolio turnover and increase portfolio stability, it was confirm...

Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has responded to calls by financial planners to recognise pre-1995 training, announcing yesterday it would acc...

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