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People & Products

Westpac chief executive Gail Kelly to focus on gender equality issues within the bank’s ranks, announcing plans to double the number of women in management roles by...

Editorial

Nobody should be terribly surprised that AMP turned suddenly coy in its desire to acquire AXA Asia Pacific. It was all part of a renewed corporate mating ritual....

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Financial planning

AMP Financial Planning is looking for growth in the North Queensland market, reflecting the rapid expansion of areas such as Townsville....

People & Products

Following the resignation of Neil Younger and his move to Commonwealth Financial Planning, BT Financial Group has appointed Matt Englund to head dealer groups. His positi...

Funds management

It costs anywhere between $30 million and $100 million to establish a retail investment platform and the ACCC believes no new players will be ready to ante up – par...

Financial planning

Westpac has expanded its online investing platform, adding a managed funds supermarket, international shares across nearly 30 countries, and U.S. exchange traded options....

Top 100

A history of innovation was responsible for Macquarie getting the top spot in the business overheads product category of the Adviser Choice Risk Awards....

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Financial planning

AMP chief executive Craig Dunn has warned against what he sees will be permanent damage to competition in the wealth management market if National Australia Bank’s ...

Financial planning

Westpac remains cautious on global outlook despite posting solid June quarter....

Financial planning

Forebrand’s latest brand study of savings and transaction accounts has revealed that ING Direct is losing ground in the online savings market....

Financial planning

Tailored, white label structured solutions are in demand with dealer groups and boutique fund managers wishing to gain access to broader asset classes and differentiate t...

People & Products

Suncorp has announced the appointment of Amanda Revis as group executive for human resources. Revis will be responsible for the delivery of the employee components of the...

Financial planning

Two major superannuation bodies have called for the Government to maintain its commitment to gradually raise the superannuation guarantee to 12 per cent....

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Superannuation

Westpac breaks new ground by agreeing to pay superannuation on unpaid parental leave....

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People & Products

Damien Murphy named acting head of Asgard while group searches for Wayne Wilson's replacement....

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