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Editorial

Mike Taylor asks whether the formation of BT Select and the continuing competition between BT and Count Financial reflect the end of the current dealer group model....

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Financial planning

IOOF's offer to purchase Plan B at a 33 per cent premium was cited by the Plan B board as a major factor in its decision to unanimously recommend the takeover....

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Financial planning

IOOF has entered into an agreement whereby it will acquire all ordinary shares of Plan B, which is also the majority owner of My Adviser....

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Financial planning

An Avenue Capital Management firm has rebranded as MC2 Wealth under its new licensee, IOOF's Lonsdale Financial Group....

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Financial planning

Avenue Capital Management's 30 financial advisers across 15 practices will become authorised representatives of IOOF's Lonsdale Financial Group, IOOF has announced....

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Financial planning

After a sizeable dip in FUM in 2011, the total platform market ended the year to 31 March 2012 almost unchanged....

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Funds management

The future of funds management group Australian Ethical will be decided at a key meeting of shareholders in Canberra today....

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Editorial

Multi-manager funds might have done well on the inflows front, but the dispersion between returns across the sector has been at its widest for a number of years. This cou...

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Editorial

As a number of dealer group heads have found themselves out of a job, Mike Taylor writes that it is symptomatic of the impending death of the traditional financial planni...

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Superannuation

The Government needs to remember that superannuation is a long-term investment and stop tinkering with the rules, according to former Liberal Treasurer Peter Costello....

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Funds management

There is a danger Australian investors have been dug into a hole because of the market focus on resource stocks over the past 10 years, according to IOOF's head of Austra...

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Tools & guides

General awareness among financial planners about issues associated with aged care is one thing, but having a strong knowledge in this area is another, writes IOOF’s Marti...

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Financial planning

IOOF has released a new product which it says is aimed at financial advisers with clients who are looking for a wealth accumulation strategy outside of superannuation....

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Financial planning

IOOF group company Australian Executor Trustees has announced changes to its asset administration offering, Portfolio Management Service....

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Financial planning

Financial services players have taken aim at competition concerns and potential conflicts in institutionally owned investment platforms....

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