The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) will now ensure that all superannuation funds, including self-managed super funds (SMSFs), which pay pensions are “s...
Adviser Group founder Gordon Allen has joined Melbourne-based marketing company CPM Communications Group to launch a project management service for public offer investmen...
Former Sealcorp executive Neil Swindells has been named the replacement for Andrew Mohl as head of AMP's huge retail distribution network....
Financial services group MLC’s new chief executive officer of distribution, Steve Tucker, has completed a revamp of his distribution team. ...
AMP has expanded its operations in the UK with the $3.5 billion acquisition of National Provident Institution (NPI)....
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has axed plans to merge with the Financial Planning Association (FPA), citing irreconcilable differences in membership bases....
Fund manager AM Corporation has opened Series III of its popular Traded Policies Fund, which has received some $470 million in inflows in under three years....
Australians are only slightly more likely to seek the services of a financial planner when looking for financial guidance than an accountant, family member or bank manage...
Tower has entered discussions with three financial planning groups with a view to taking an equity stake in one of them....
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...