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Financial planning

Perpetual has made an offer to acquire The Trust Company, after Equity Trustees’ bid was deemed too low. ...

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Financial planning

Former Australian Financial Services chief executive Peter Daly will step into the top job at the newly formed Beacon Financial Group following the pending merger of The ...

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Superannuation

If the Government’s super tax changes ever make it into law, they are likely to create planning opportunities....

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Financial planning

Warning that FOFA fee disclosure requirements will create more problems than they fix....

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Funds management

Money Management’s judging panel has selected five finalists who will compete for the Young Achiever of the Year award....

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Financial planning

Westpac’s half-year results give a glimpse of what its planner growth strategy has cost....

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Financial planning

The financial services industry is bracing itself for Budget nasties as Treasury summons organisations for Friday talks....

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Superannuation

Asset managers need to figure out how they can get involved in the booming SMSF sector, according to Bennelong Funds Management's Jarrod Brown....

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Financial planning

Count adds new firms to its network while delivering on platform fee reductions, a shorter SOA and new fee disclosure arrangements....

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Financial planning

Speculation surrounding the future of the Australian Financial Services (AFS) Group has increased amid questions about its ability to provide professional indemnity (PI) ...

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Financial planning

The desertion of key planning practices and consequent revenue pressures have forced AFS to enter voluntary administration....

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Financial planning

It was hard for Tim Steele to leave AMP Horizons – a business he developed as part of the group – but he tells Money Management he is excited about the opportunity to lea...

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Editorial

Mike Taylor explains the writing was on the wall long before the announcement of a number of practices leaving the AFS Group....

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Financial planning

A financial adviser has been battling with TAL for more than two years over the commission arrangements surrounding one of his clients....

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Financial planning

Commonwealth Financial Planning changes planner remuneration, ending trailing commissions. ...

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