Dealer groups can play a key role in ensuring better practice in governance and accountability of member firms though their BDMs, according to Graham Peatey, managing dir...
The financial planning sector needs to lift its game in advising clients on the benefits of an allocated pension during the transition-to-retirement (TTR) phase, accordin...
AMP is on course for compliance with IFSA's super charter from its July 1 members' deadline next year, according to financial services managing director Craig Meller...
Dealer groups should actively acquire small struggling member advice firms for the good of the sector rather than allowing the status quo to continue, according to Kenn W...
Three advice firm principals aligned to dealer group Australian Financial Services (AFS) have been placed on suicide watch by the dealer group in the past 12 months. ...
The ANZ Banking Group has found itself being lobbied by ING Australia dealer groups to maintain non-bank branding following ANZ's acquisition of the ING businesses....
Perpetual Investments has appointed Matt McKinnon as general manager, Australian equities retail sales, replacing Paul Sewell, who has resigned....
Advice and wealth management firm Lachlan Partners has merged with a boutique wealth management firm previously licensed through PIS....
Relying on general research from research houses for the provision of advice is being challenged, according to research consultant Rob Mcgregor....
The Association of Independently-Owned Financial Planners has been appointed to manage Holden's redundancy program at its Elizabeth plant in Adelaide....
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 ...
Pinnacle Investment Management has announced it will acquire strategic interests in two international fund managers for $142 million....
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,...
increased professionalism within the industry - shouldn't that say, FAR register almost halving in the last 24 months he...