First home buyers were opting for investment properties over owner-occupied homes as property prices skyrocketed in Australian capital cities....
Research from recruitment firms saying bad publicity detracted new employees to the wealth management industry was not necessarily reflected in individual businesses....
Enrolments into the AFA Fellow Chartered Financial Practitioner designation has hit 500 since late 2013 when the curriculum was relaunched with Kaplan. ...
The ATO said that while it tries to resolve disputes in a quick and cost efficient way, it would opt for litigation if all other options failed....
Constant regulatory changes such as FOFA and grandfathering have halted projects to enhance platforms, a financial firm said....
Australian fund managers developing products for the SIV market would need to cater their products to suit their low appetite for risk in their investments....
Client loyalty towards advisers will decline in the coming decades, with social media and ‘likes’ set to become the new way of advertising....
Independent retirement planners remained averse to retirement product solutions, with little progress being made in dealing with longevity risk....
Being bombarded by regulation changes meant advisers were yet to embrace improving client communication by adapting a customised mobile strategy....
More than two thirds of financial employers would not be increasing headcount as confidence in the economy sagged, a survey showed....
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....
The Reserve Bank of Australia's latest interest rate announcement has left punters disheartened on Melbourne Cup Day....
Professional services group AZ NGA has made its first acquisition since announcing a $240 million strategic partnership with US manager Oaktree Capital Management in Sept...
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...