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Financial planning

Fierce competition has not stopped advisers in the US from sometimes pooling their talents, and even resources, in search of new and potentially profitable synergies....

Financial planning

BT Financial Group will offer its wrap service directly to advisers for the first time under the banner of the BT Wrap....

Financial planning

Macquarie has rolled the latest development of its wrap account which it claims will negate the need for do it yourself (DIY) superannuation funds....

Financial planning

Harts subsidiary Cardinal Financial Services has vowed to fight the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) over its decision to revoke its dealers licenc...

Financial planning

Royal & SunAlliance (RSA) will roll out a new dealer group and wrap account later this year as part of its ongoing plans to further integrate and expand its current range...

Financial planning

Financial planning and accountant consolidator Investor Group has undergone a restructure of its operations resulting in the resignation of three directors and the appoin...

Financial planning

High profile industry figure John Godfrey has assembled some of the best-known names in the financial services industry to form what he says is Australia’s first “co-ordi...

Financial planning

Insurance and superannuation industry watchdog, the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA), can not adequately oversee government endorsed super funds, accordi...

Superannuation

Divorce will be the next big areas to impact on superannuation, according to Australian Super Nominees managing director Ben Smythe....

Financial planning

Permanent Trustees’ three year plan to take the company from its traditional trustee base to a broad based financial services company has shown its first signs of success...

Funds management

One of New Zealand's biggest property bond issues has run into trouble and the 1700 investors involved are unlikely to see all their money until at least two years after ...

Financial planning

The last few years have seen many legislative changes which impact on financial planning, and 2000 was no exception. In 2000 we saw the introduction of the Goods and Serv...

Financial planning

The arrival of exchange traded funds has added another option for those who wish to invest in passive investment strategies. Paul Ali and Martin Gold examine the operatio...

Financial planning

RetireInvest and Godfrey Pembroke have beaten off six competitors to supply financial planning and advice to members of Towers Perrin SuperSolutions superannuation packag...

Financial planning

Planners need to inform their clients of the new superannuation death benefit rules or they could be sued if there is a dispute with the next of kin, a superannuation adm...

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