WEALTH MANAGEMENT

Funds management

Global fund managers have expressed a positive outlook on equities in the first quarter of 2013, with 75 per cent holding an overweight view and 25 per cent holding a neu...

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Financial planning

Following its launch last year, broking and advisory firm Octa Phillip Financial Group has been rebranded as PhillipCapital in line with the commencement of its parent co...

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People & Products

La Trobe Financial has expanded its wealth management business with the appointment of Sally Humphris as head of institutional sales....

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Financial planning

Moves by key stakeholder Pyne Gould appear certain to generate change at ratings house van Eyk...

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Financial planning

Melbourne-based accountancy firm Matthews Steer Chartered Accountants has announced the creation of a new wealth management division....

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Financial planning

IRESS has announced the launch of XPLANtouch, a tablet app that allows financial advisers and clients to access personal and financial data and more easily track their pr...

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SMSF, company and trust documents provider Topdocs will integrate with Xplan, allowing pre-populating of forms and reducing data entry, the companies announced....

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Funds management

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is set to shift its focus towards the wealth management industry in 2013, according to Minter Ellison partner Ka...

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People & Products

In line with strategic changes to its operations, Professional Investment Services (PIS) has made three senior management appointments....

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Funds management

HLB Mann Judd Melbourne will create a new wealth management division to be headed by financial adviser Andrew Lord....

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Financial planning

Changes to the distribution landscape and demand for products and services specifically targeted at risk specialists were the main drivers behind the launch of TAL's new ...

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Financial planning

Some financial advisers who regarded ETF growth as merely cyclical and not structural are starting to change their position, according to a report published by ETF Consul...

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People & Products

Former Westpac group executive Richard Thomas has joined the Centric Wealth board as a non-executive director....

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Financial planning

Premium Wealth Management has added Boston Private Wealth to its dealer group, the third Queensland-based practice to join the group this year....

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Financial planning

Investor concern levels have fallen in September and October, but new research suggests this might not necessarily translate to good news, according to Investment Trends ...

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