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Financial planning

Perth-based practice rmg financial services has increased its funds under advice to $660 million with the acquisition of Piersbridge Consultants....

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Financial planning

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has warned against over-complicating securitisation and playing at the edge of the rules....

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People & Products

Centric Wealth has announced the appointment of Phil Kearns as chief executive officer....

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Financial planning

The Commonwealth Bank is free to pursue an acquisition of Count Financial after being given the green light by the ACCC....

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Superannuation

The Financial Planning Association will encourage its members to focus more on retirement and post-retirement planning, according to FPA general manager of policy and gov...

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Life/Risk

The financial advice industry is failing to do enough to convince consumers of the need for adequate insurance cover, according to Tim Browne, general manager for retail ...

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People & Products

ClearView Wealth has appointed Scott Hodgson as its chief underwriter, responsible for all underwriting operations including policies, procedures, individual risk assessm...

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Financial planning

Allianz Global Assistance has moved in the wake of the recent Qantas industrial disruption to reassure clients that all future industrial action relating to the airline w...

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Funds management

Funds under management heads south for CommBank wealth management but FirstChoice stays in positive territory....

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Superannuation

One of the constant criticisms of self-managed super funds (SMSFs) is the number of gaps that persist in the sector's overall framework and yet according to Chris Malkin,...

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Financial planning

HUB24 has added seven dealer groups and three separately managed account managers to its client list, the platform provider has announced....

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Financial planning

Financial services group Vow Financial has branched out further, launching a legal service to its mortgage broker network....

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Superannuation

Tasmanian Liberal Senator David Bushby recently called for increased transparency in the handling of superannuation funds by APRA amid widespread concerns in the financia...

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Financial planning

The concerns about FOFA held by Australian financial planners have been placed in a global context....

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Financial planning

The overlap between mortgage broking firms and other segments has raced ahead in 2011 as companies search for diversified revenue streams in a gloomy financial environmen...

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