As financial planners grapple with the aftermath of the global financial crisis, it appears skittish investors are looking to take a more hands-on role, writes JANINE MAC...
It is often the commissions versus fees issue that overwhelms discussions about the appropriateness of the title 'profession' when applied to financial advice. ...
The rapid expansion of the financial services industry in Asia was fuelled by an unprecedented bull market run. However, in the wake of the global financial crisis, some ...
Regulators must infuse personal integrity into provision of financial advice....
Records profit of EU$201 million in second quarter of 2009 due to reduced costs....
Impairment charges have combined with a fall in funds under management and a decline in wealth management revenues to see the Commonwealth Bank report a 7 per cent decrea...
AMAL AWAD examines how dealer group performance and planner numbers have held up over the past year in the face of a global financial crisis....
Count Financial announces a 9.1 per cent decline in profit and slams the need for PI, arguing it is being penalised for the mistakes of other AFSL holders who shouldn't h...
It says something about the health of the Australian financial planning industry that Money Management’s 2009 Top 100 Dealer Groups survey has revealed that despite the i...
Following a number of recent liquidity issues, platforms have found themselves in new territory....
In light of recent events, it is timely to reflect on who the Investment and Financial Services Association is actually representing....
MIKE TAYLOR reports on the winners of the Money Management/CoreData Dealer Group of the Year 2009....
So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...
Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...
Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...