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Financial planning

AXA will lose about 50 jobs in the process of streamlining its marketing and distribution into three groupings – wealth management, financial protection and distribution ...

Financial planning

Careful and considered planning has cleared the road ahead for Royal Automobile Club of Victoria Financial Services, says John Wilkinson....

Financial planning

One of our panellists mused that a degree of Stephen van Eyk’s influence stems from the amount of media exposure he receives – “he’s mentioned every week in every industr...

Financial planning

Despite market uncertainty rattling more than a few in the financial services food chain, the Aon group is not content to join the pack of sharemarket watchers, writes Ka...

Financial planning

John Wilkinson discovers there is a whole lot of rebating going on between platforms and dealer groups – but many platforms are shy about revealing the exact nature of th...

Financial planning

Cerulli’s predictions on the future of Australian platforms have so far proven unfounded, reports Mike Taylor....

Financial planning

Inflows into master trusts and wraps have grown at a rapid rate but what happens to the funds once they are in the door. Jason Spits looks at where they go, who makes the...

Financial planning

A Westpac Banking Corporation strategic review going under the moniker of Project Sunrise may be inadvertently fuelling a large number of adviser departures from the grou...

Financial planning

BT Financial Group has expanded its distribution team with Don Sillar moving from the group’s corporate superannuation division to head up wrap account distribution....

Financial planning

Perpetual’s new investment platform has hit the ground running by starting with three dealer groups already signed to use the system....

Financial planning

Much has been written about how financial planners can gain increased business efficiencies and put in place appropriate succession planning strategies, says Peter Dawson...

Financial planning

Dealer groups don’t just happen, they evolve. John Wilkinson reports....

Financial planning

Collecting and recording the data for a comprehensive survey such as the Top 100 Dealer Groups Survey is a task of large proportions, and this year research house Dexx&r ...

Financial planning

Money Management’s Top 100 Dealer Group Survey highlights the enormous impact a National Australia Bank takeover of AMP would have on the financial services industry. Mik...

Financial planning

With more and more platforms flooding the market, it seems our Top 100 Dealer Groups just can’t make up their minds about which one they prefer....

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This verdict highlights something deeply wrong and rotten at the heart of the FSCP. We are witnessing a heavy-handed, op...

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

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It’s astonishing to see the FAAA now pushing for more advisers by courting "career changers" and international recruits,...

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Insignia Financial has made four appointments, including three who have joined from TAL, to lead strategy and innovation in its retirement solutions for the MLC brand....

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A former Brisbane financial adviser has been charged with 26 counts of dishonest conduct regarding a failure to disclose he would receive substantial commission payments ...

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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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