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People & Products

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

Financial planning

Boutique firm Continuum Capital Management has announced the launch of three new Australian equity strategies to be benchmarked against the S&P/ASX 300....

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Financial planning

A strong recovery in its wealth divisions has helped drive Westpac to a robust half-year result....

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Editorial

As the dust settles on the ACCC's decision to veto NAB's acquisition of AXA Asia Pacific, Mike Taylor writes that many have noted the degree to which the regulator's view...

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Financial planning

Questions remain over the ability of financial advisers employed by financial product manufacturers to meet the fiduciary duty requirements proposed as part of the Rudd G...

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People & Products

Former BTFG general manager advice and planning Geoff Lloyd has joined Perpetual as group executive for Private Wealth....

Financial planning

AXA's plans to extend the use of its Wealth.Net platform, which its North product currently sits on, has acted as the catalyst for the ACCC to block a proposed acquisitio...

People & Products

Dealer group Matrix Planning Solutions has appointed Helen Shao to the newly created role of practice development manager....

Financial planning

BT Financial Group general manager of advice and private banking, Geoff Lloyd, has resigned after six years with the group....

Financial planning

Behind the separate branding, Westpac and St George are now, officially, a single entity....

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Funds management

Scores of fund managers struck out on their own earlier this decade, leaving institutional homes to make their own fortunes in boutique companies. So why are many now jum...

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Financial planning

Abacus Australian Mutuals has added to the rising discontent with banks, describing recent profit results as a "slap in the face to hardworking Australians"....

Financial planning

Westpac Group believes the worst may be behind it, registering a stronger quarter with growth across home lending and on the BT Wrap and Asgard platforms....

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Financial planning

In the second major resignation this morning, Tyndall managing director Brett Himbury is departing to head Industry Funds Management....

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Financial planning

New analysis developed by Credit Suisse has revealed the degree to which industry consolidation has seen the big banks dominating the life insurance sector....

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