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Financial planning

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...

Financial planning

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 ...

Financial planning

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...

Financial planning

OFM Investment Group is set to launch a program to educate independent advisers on the benefits and shortcomings of including bonds in client portfolios....

Financial planning

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...

Financial planning

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 ...

Financial planning

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...

Financial planning

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...

Financial planning

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...

Financial planning

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...

Financial planning

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 ...

Financial planning

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...

Financial planning

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...

Financial planning

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...

People & Products

AMP Capital Investors has snared Trust Company senior investment manager Jim Reid and UBS Global Asset Management’s recently departed emerging companies portfolio manager...

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