The estimated $140 billion that will go into the Federal Government’s Future Fund over the next 15 years may not be managed by external fund managers, but controlled inte...
Insurance and financial planning group Australian Unity has lost close to half of its financial planners since May as a result of a major overhaul of its dealer group....
Australians can boast that they have a funds management industry renowned the world over for its innovation. But not very often does a successful local fund manager come ...
The unprecedented influence that the Financial Planning Association’s (FPA’s) chief executive Kerrie Kelly has had over the financial planning profession in the last 12 m...
The two financial services regulators – ASIC and APRA – have combined resources to address the vexed unit pricing issue by jointly publishing a guide outlining what they ...
The FPA said it is pleased with the progress of its recently launched television, print and Internet advertising campaign, having already received requests for 1500 assoc...
Perth-based dealer group Western Pacific has further boosted its presence on the eastern seaboard by lifting its holding in listed financial planning firm Snowball from 9...
Genesys Wealth Advisers have set up a separate division to cater for its richest clients and attract other multi-millionaires away from private banks and specialist bouti...
Creating another four example statements of advice, including one with a “real fair dinkum super switch”, will be among the corporate regulator’s chief tasks in the year ...
IFSA has welcomed a decision by the International Investment Funds Association to adopt a statement of principles recognising the important role of investment funds in gl...
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....
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,...