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People & Products
A new head of wholesale and a national account manager have joined the ranks of Fidelity Worldwide Investment's Australian team....
Financial planning
ACCC acknowledges 'unwritten code' comments stemming from dealer group turf war....
Life/Risk
The risk insurance market has seen double-digit growth over the year to March 2012, with annual premiums jumping by around $6.8 billion in the last decade....
People & Products
Westpac Australian Financial Services boss Peter Hanlon to hand over to Brian Hartzer and adopt an advisory role....
Financial planning
Westpac has launched a new product - an online investing application designed to enable share traders the ability to trade and research from their smart phone or iPad....
Editorial
Mike Taylor asks whether the formation of BT Select and the continuing competition between BT and Count Financial reflect the end of the current dealer group model....
Financial planning
Westpac/BT has outlined its new financial planning approach via BT Select while Count has moved to offer Securitor planners an alternative....
Financial planning
Count chief executive David Lane has opened the door to Securitor planners he believes are feeling disenfranchised by the high sums paid to Count defectors....
Superannuation
Younger Australians are more likely to have lost superannuation, although many are doing nothing to reclaim it, according to a new report from Westpac....
Financial planning
Consumer satisfaction with the big four banks has once again fallen while building societies and credit unions continue to maintain a clear lead, according to Roy Morgan ...
Financial planning
Dissatisfaction among the big four bank's business customers has continued in May after dropping for the first time since July 2011, according to Roy Morgan Research....
Editorial
Like their foreign counterparts, Australian bonds seem to have gone from risk-free return to return-free risk. Matthew Drennan explains why bonds are not the safe haven, ...
Editorial
While three key global equities markets still face trouble, there has been a major shift in investor behaviour towards this sector. Benjamin Levy reports investors are mo...
Financial planning
The rise of the younger, more affluent woman may present a golden opportunity for financial advisers looking to diversify their current client base....
Editorial
Westpac reports a 25 per cent decline in first-half profit but positions for growth opportunities....
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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 ...
Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...