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The country’s largest dealer groups lost the most financial planners in 2004 and according to most of them, Financial Services Reform was to blame....
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Commonwealth Bank of Australia’s plans to restructure its financial advice division into a new look Colonial First State has forced the departure of CBA executive general...
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Coin Software has dealt another blow to its competitors in the highly competitive adviser software market after striking a deal with Goldman Sachs JBWere Private Clients ...
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Stock research firm Fat Prophets is aiming to launch a boutique listed investment company in a move that will push the group into the realm of buying and selling shares f...
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OFM Investment Group is set to launch a program to educate independent advisers on the benefits and shortcomings of including bonds in client portfolios....
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BT Financial Group has revealed that new chief executive Rob Coombe, who officially steps into the role today, will earn an annual base salary of $600,000, but could earn...
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BT Financial Group has developed a new software program that channels superannuation contributions to various funds in an attempt to lighten the administrative load that ...
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Westpac financial planners that aren’t Certified Financial Planners (CFP) have been given 18 months to attain the designation if they wish to progress within the organisa...
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Financial planning through banks has been regarded as unsophisticated, product-focused and entry level. But, as Jason Spits discovered, the banks are working hard to over...
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Westpac Bank has become the second big fish in as many months to sign-up emerging technology firm Coin Software at the expense of more established players, after the bank...
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BT Financial Group has followed up plans to provide investors, through the Westpac adviser channel, with a more extensive multi-manager product range by creating and fill...
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Financial planning in John Howard’s electorate of Bennelong isn’t a case of preaching to the converted as David Carney tells Rebecca Evans. Like politics, it’s all about ...
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Westpac has beefed up its financial advice team following the promotion of BT Financial Group general manager distribution and key executive within the group’s advice div...
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John Wilkinson talks to HSBC chief executive Barry Sheehan and chief investment officer Jon Taylor about the challenges of turning around the fortunes of the fund manager...
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BT Financial Group has delivered the strongest indication to date it plans to launch a new dealer group, with the Westpac Bank-owned fund manager signing-up former Retire...
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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...