FINANCIAL SERVICES INDUSTRY

Financial planning

Perpetual's senior portfolio manager Vivek Prabhu has won a Hugh DT Williamson Performance Scholarship, presented by the Financial Services Institute of Australasia....

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Superannuation

SPAA says financial planners, auditors and accountants needed the 12-month delay to FOFA implementation....

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Editorial

The Government’s handling of FOFA risks entrenching an inappropriate advantage for superannuation funds with respect to the provision of financial advice, writes Mike Tay...

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Editorial

Ever since the first impact of the global financial crisis, both international and domestic regulators have been announcing changes to hedge funds, which would aim at imp...

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Financial planning

The Futuro Financial Services brand may survive under the ownership of AMP, despite the plan to have its financial planners licensed under Charter Financial Planning....

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Financial planning

AMP has invested in Futuro Financial Services, taking an initial 10 per cent minority stake with a plan to take full ownership of the business in five years....

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Financial planning

The financial services industry in tax havens could suffer immensely if the proposed crackdown is carried out, according to a study from RMIT University....

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Financial planning

Australia's leading business to business financial services publication, Money Management, has announced the launch of its first ever iPad edition, which is now available...

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Financial planning

Australia's leading business to business financial services publication, Money Management, has announced the launch of its first ever iPad edition, which is now available...

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Policy & Regulation

The financial services industry has turned its attention to the parliamentary independents in the wake of the failure of the PJC reviewing the FOFA bills....

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Policy & Regulation

The divide between Government and Coalition members of the PJC reviewing the FOFA bills means their fate resides with the independents....

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Editorial

The Australian financial services industry is facing some serious challenges through 2012 – something which Financial Services Council chief executive John Brogden pointe...

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Policy & Regulation

Coalition dissents on Parliamentary Joint Committee's FOFA report and argues for the abandoning of financial advice opt-in and for changes to best interests....

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People & Products

Soon-to-retire QIC chief Doug McTaggart has been appointed to the Suncorp board....

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People & Products

Aon Hewitt Wealth Management has recruited Prue Petinsky to head its product development....

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