FINANCIAL SERVICES SECTOR

Financial planning

Operators in the Australian exchange market have been urged to start preparing now for a multi-market environment, as ASIC releases the details of its market integrity ru...

Editorial

Milana Pokrajac takes a look at recruitment in the wake of the GFC and considers the impact this has had on the job market....

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Financial planning

A joint move by ASIC and APRA to suspend Trio Capital (formerly Astarra Capital) as trustee of four superannuation funds and a pooled super trust generated significant co...

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Financial planning

The latest Advantage Job Index has supported reports of a downward trend in the number of available financial services jobs, although there are more opportunities for gra...

Financial planning

Despite a strong rebound this year for the Australian financial services sector, it appears that the industry's employment outlook is not so rosy for the coming year, acc...

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Financial planning

Financial services professionals have endorsed the Financial Services Institute of Australia’s (Finsia's) new work-based Financial Services Professional (FSP) crede...

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Financial planning

Industry funds want common protocols for reporting investment returns....

Financial planning

Improving online capability is only the start of technological innovation in the financial services sector with the next milestone being mobile capacity, according to tec...

Financial planning

The accounting industry is looking promising for both experienced and graduate job seekers, while the financial services industry lags behind, according to the latest Adv...

Financial planning

Financial planning dealer groups with listing ambitions face a number of major issues, according to Bell Potter client adviser, Romano Sala Tenna....

Superannuation

AIST offers to work with Coalition to develop bipartisan support for key financial services issues....

People & Products

Investment research provider, Zenith Investment Partners, has appointed Angela Burmeister and Sam Shields as investment analysts....

Financial planning

The chairman of Count Financial, Barry Lambert, has announced the appointment of Don Sharp, co-founder of Bridges Financial Services, as a non-executive director of Count...

Editorial

The fallout from the GFC has shaken consumer confidence in the financial services sector, prompting an increase in direct investments. Janine Mace takes a look at what th...

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Financial planning

Advertised financial services jobs have dropped 1.5 per cent in July, according to the Advantage Job Index....

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

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Pinnacle Investment Management has announced it will acquire strategic interests in two international fund managers for $142 million....

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The FSCP has announced its latest verdict, suspending an adviser’s registration for failing to comply with his obligations when providing advice to three clients....

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