FINANCIAL PLANNING BUSINESS

Financial planning

Two Associated Planners have started a specialist risk insurance business offering life insurance to individuals who would normally be ineligible due to prior conditions ...

Financial planning

Investor Group is continuing its acquisitive expansion push after agreeing in principle to buy specialist financial planning firm Investor Care in a move that adds to the...

Accounting

Financial planning group ipac Securities has formed its first strategic alliance with an accounting practice after striking a deal with Brisbane-based firm MGI White Hanc...

Financial planning

The Money Management Financial Planner of the Year Award is now in its 15th year since awarding the inaugural prize in 1989 to David Worley....

People & Products

ANZ has commenced an executive recruitment search for a replacement to head up its financial planning operations. This follows a decision by incumbent general manager ANZ...

Financial planning

Julie Bennett reports on Credit Suisse’s latest Hypercompetition paper, which exposes the flaws of the buyer of last resort facility....

Financial planning

The ongoing legacy of the HIH Insurance collapse in Australia is the cost and availability of professional indemnity insurance. Mike Taylor reports....

Financial planning

Investor Group has flagged a continued growth push through acquisition of financial planning businesses - a move which follows on from its recent purchase of nine adviser...

Financial planning

The financial services industry has an ‘on the take’ attitude that needs to change, says Rob Keavney....

Financial planning

Financial planning business management group Customer Acquisition and Retention Management (CARM) formally launched its web-based Guided Planning System (GPS) today....

Financial planning

Lonsdale Financial Group is aligning itself with general life insurance brokers in setting up a number of financial planning practices, which through a process of referra...

Editorial

Australian Unity is to double the size of its financial planning business and launch a new superannuation administration service by the end of October despite reporting a...

Financial planning

AMP Financial Planning is attempting to restore some of the recent loss of confidence in financial planners through the launch of its Client Charter - a feedback and expe...

Financial planning

Financial advisers have been criticised for failing to recommend client businesses, with calls for advisers to make the notion of referrals a two-way affair....

Financial planning

Financial advisers have been called on to do themselves and the industry a favour by driving ‘bad eggs’ out of the industry....

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Interesting. Would be good to know the details of the StrategyOne deal....

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It’s astonishing to see the FAAA now pushing for more advisers by courting "career changers" and international recruits,...

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increased professionalism within the industry - shouldn't that say, FAR register almost halving in the last 24 months he...

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Insignia Financial has made four appointments, including three who have joined from TAL, to lead strategy and innovation in its retirement solutions for the MLC brand....

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The Reserve Bank of Australia's latest interest rate announcement has left punters disheartened on Melbourne Cup Day....

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The Federal Court has given a verdict on ASIC’s case against Dixon Advisory director Paul Ryan which had alleged he breached his director duties....

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