FINANCIAL SERVICES INDUSTRY

People & Products

Premium Investors has announced it will add industry veteran Lindsay Mann to its board, who will help with the company’s strategy of delivering solid dividends to shareho...

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Financial planning

Two former directors of Trio Capital, including CEO Rex Phillpott, have accepted enforceable undertakings....

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People & Products

Professional Investment Services (PIS) founder, Robbie Bennetts, will undertake a part-time role within the group, moving away from his full-time duties effective 31 July...

Financial planning

Financial services employers are becoming increasingly cautious, according to new jobs research....

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People & Products

Bendigo and Adelaide Group has announced a series of appointments that will help generate awareness about the products and services offered by its new Bendigo Wealth divi...

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People & Products

Managing director of Merrill Lynch and former financial planner, Jay O'Neil, will soon relocate to Australia from the United States to head up Macquarie Private Bank, Mac...

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Editorial

Recent reports suggesting that a group made up of industry funds, consumer groups and trade unions was ready to drop support for ‘opt-in’ if planners agreed to no longer ...

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Editorial

Jim Minto reflects on the recent delisting of Tower Australia, and what it will mean for the company....

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Financial planning

Education has become a buzzword in the financial services industry. Angela Faherty takes a look at what the industry is doing to improve standards. ...

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Financial planning

The push to achieve professionalism in financial planning needs to go beyond planners to include all participants in the industry, according to general manager of advice ...

Policy & Regulation

The Assistant Treasurer, Bill Shorten, has claimed the balance of FOFA is right and has urged the financial services industry to support a super guarantee increase based ...

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People & Products

Founder of Australian Unity Funds Management and an industry veteran, Craig Dunstan, has been appointed a non-executive director of investment firm Wealth Within....

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Financial planning

ASIC chairman, Greg Medcraft points to more focused scrutiny of financial services advertising....

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Superannuation

The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia has pointed out that the first steps towards MySuper are already imposing higher costs....

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Funds management

Last week the financial services industry let its hair down on its gala night to recognise excellence in the sector. Over 340 guests attended the 24th Money Management/Lo...

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MARKET INSIGHTS

So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

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Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

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Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

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ASIC has suspended the Australian Financial Services Licence of a Melbourne-based financial advice firm....

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The corporate regulator has issued infringement notices to three AFSLs whose financial advisers provided personal advice to a retail client while unregistered....

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ASIC has released the results of its first adviser exam to be held in 2025, with 241 candidates attempting the test....

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