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Financial planning

New Roy Morgan research suggests Commbank has not been too badly mauled by recent bad publicity around planning....

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Funds management

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has banned a trader employed at Westpac Institutional Bank for creating fictitious trading entries and a false...

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Funds management

Former head of BT, Rob Coombe, claims funds management groups operate better when not under bank control. ...

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Editorial

BTFG has emerged as a solid contributor to Westpac’s solid six month result....

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Financial planning

The attributes that companies are seeking in financial planners are drastically changing, with sales no longer a must-have skill, writes Milana Pokrajac. ...

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Financial planning

Satisfaction from bank customers is at an 18-year high, but that could be about to change....

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Editorial

Mike Taylor writes that Government Senators are sending plenty of messages about impending changes aimed at opening up the default funds under modern awards regime. ...

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Funds management

After five years of negative quarterly cash flows, retail FUM appear to be gaining momentum – recording growth for the third consecutive quarter....

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Financial planning

The union representing financial services workers calls members to share their stories amid Westpac’s claims the sales targets are reasonable. ...

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Editorial

As we enter the post-global financial crisis era, investor confidence is returning and interest rates are staying at record lows. But has the lustre worn off term deposit...

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Financial planning

ANZ has retained its title as Australia’s most valuable banking brand in a year that saw lower ranked institutions such as BT Financial Group increase their standing expo...

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Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has banned former Sydney mortgage broker and real estate agent Hyuk Hwang from engaging in credit activities for thre...

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Financial planning

The Finance Sector Union is currently battling Westpac Group over what it calls an unreasonable increase in sales targets....

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Funds management

Westpac backs superannuation fund investment in infrastructure and points to delivery of annuity-type returns....

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Editorial

The recognition of women in the financial services sector reached new heights this year with the launch of a number of dedicated award schemes and programs....

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Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

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Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

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ASIC has suspended the Australian Financial Services Licence of a Melbourne-based financial advice firm....

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The corporate regulator has issued infringement notices to three AFSLs whose financial advisers provided personal advice to a retail client while unregistered....

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ASIC has released the results of its first adviser exam to be held in 2025, with 241 candidates attempting the test....

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