The future of the financial planning co-operative Consolidated Finan-cial Services (CFS) is "on a knife-edge", chairman David Craig has told Money Management....
Colonial First State has combined its Australian and UK international equities teams into a single operation, reporting directly to chief executive Chris Cuffe....
The FPA's code of ethics and rules of professional conduct have gone a long way towards meeting some of the reforms in CLERP 6, says Fi-nancial Services Minister Joe Hock...
Direct share trading for financial planners has taken another leap forward with the ASX awarding the first Third Party Clearing (TPC) broker status to a Melbourne firm.
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The first eight paintings sold at Christie's Melbourne auction last month all went for double their estimates. On face value, it looked like the great art market boom was...
In recent years, there has been no shortage of agricultural schemes, usually with generous tax breaks, to tempt investors. Birds, trees, fruits and plants have all been o...
On almost this exact day three years ago, Money Management reported a mass exodus from senior executives within the financial services in-dustry, as seats shuffled at a n...
New rules on the taxation of friendly society bonds has created "a window of opportunity" for sales, according to IOOF group taxation manager Tony Jacobs....
The tax office may soon end the freeze on tax liabilities on 7000 as-sessments for tax-effective schemes, according to tax commissioner Michael Carmody.
Unless scheme pro...
Insignia Financial has made four appointments, including three who have joined from TAL, to lead strategy and innovation in its retirement solutions for the MLC brand....
A former Brisbane financial adviser has been charged with 26 counts of dishonest conduct regarding a failure to disclose he would receive substantial commission payments ...
This verdict highlights something deeply wrong and rotten at the heart of the FSCP. We are witnessing a heavy-handed, op...
Interesting. Would be good to know the details of the StrategyOne deal....
It’s astonishing to see the FAAA now pushing for more advisers by courting "career changers" and international recruits,...