All eyes on OneVue, Sequoia and Madison OneVue is in trading halt on the Australian Securities Exchange and so is Sequoia as attention focuses on the future ownership of financial planning dealer group, Madison. For more.

Little appetite for a new financial planning body Financial planners may not be totally happy with the Financial Planning Association and the Association of Financial Advisers but they aren’t keen on setting up a new body. For more.

Aussies still expect recession in next 12 months Seven out of 10 Australians think that the country will have a recession in the next 12 months, according to Switzer Financial Group. For more.

FSI appoints two non-executive directors Michelle Tredenick and Richard Wastcoat have been appointed by First Sentier Investors as non-executive directors For more.

Ausmaq takes on Clearstream name Managed funds services business Ausmaq is now known as Clearstream Australia after the competition of its acquisition by Clearstream. For more.

Bendigo and Adelaide Bank small business contract terms declared unfair The terms were declared unfair by the Federal Court of Australia as they caused a significant imbalance to the parties’ rights and obligations under the contract and would cause detriment to the small businesses if relied on. For more.

Daly and Linchpin directors banned for 5 years Peter Daly and two other Linchpin directors have gone on the Australian Securities and Investments Commission banned list after failing in the Administrative Appeals Tribunal. For more.

Applying the brakes to the ambulance chasers Australia’s litigation funders have, by and large, done a good job but few in the financial services industry will argue against making them rise to the requirements of holding an Australian Financial Services License. For more.

InFocus: Conducting client reviews in difficult times In the first of a two-part series, Hans Egger explains what clients are wanting from their reviews in these difficult times. For more.