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ING Aus buys IFA Securities

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2009
... Australia continues to be a key player in the consolidation of the financial planning industry when it announced a deal with IFA Securities, a boutique dealer group that manages more than $600 million in funds. Founded in the mid-80s, IFA Securities ...

Morrison Carr triples adviser base

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2008
... business. "It is fair to say when markets were buoyant there was not a focussed consideration to business models and pricing for IFA's, even if the model and pricing were no longer suitable for their advisory business. "However softening markets are ...

ARCH buys FPG stake

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2008
... give the group a strengthened capital base. FP Group's strategy involves franchising, mergers and acquisition of like-minded IFA firms in areas where the firm is already established and licensed, including Australia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan ...

Asgard refines licence service

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2008
Financial planning practice owners can tailor their dealer group licence so they only pay for the services they need after Asgard Wealth Solutions launched Licensee Select. Licensee Select attempts to cater for each businesses requirements across three ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2008
The Australian stock market is expected to open lower today after US stocks fell again as investors worried that the US congress was beginning to doubt the need for a government bailout of financial institutions as a way to revive credit markets. At ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2008
The Australian stock market has received a negative lead from Wall Street, where volatility swept across the financial markets as doubts intensified over the US government's $US700 billion bailout of the banking sector. At 0744 AEST, the Sydney Futures ...

AXA hires three planning managers

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2008
... held sales, management and product roles with NAB and State Trustees and previously established independent financial advice (IFA) networks. Meanwhile, Bratt is already the AXA business development manager in Tasmania. He has significant sales experience ...

New appointments at AXA

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2008
... was most recently the national development manager - platforms. He was responsible for platform sales across AXA Aligned and IFA accounts and will bring over 25 years experience in the financial services industry to his new role.

Macquarie signs InfoComp for debt and alternatives

InfoComp has scored a coup by being selected by Macquarie to provide a host of software solutions, including solutions for Macquarie gearing products and alternative investments. Under the deal, Composer will support four critical functions: sales and ...

Barclays wins S&P top prize

KATE HAGE  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2006
... Standard & Poor's annual awards ceremony, held in Sydney last night in association with Morningstar-owned Investor Weekly and IFA trade publications. Also picking up S&P awards were Prime Value Asset Management, boutique fund manager of the year, and ...