By structuring the ownership of personal life insurance policies via superannuation, it may be possible to fund such premiums from pre-tax earnings, says Andrew Lowe....

Shareholders of listed investment company Bentley Equities - previously BT Global Asset Management - will indirectly vote early in the new year on whether to appoint Cons...

Dominic McCormick questions accountants’ love affair with investing in property....

If you’ve always wanted to throw in your 10 cents worth on where you feel the industry has gone wrong – here is your opportunity. Julie Bennett reports....

Risk selling is about selling relationships, not products. Julie Bennett and Freya Purnell report....

With all the changes the Financial Services Reform Act (FSRA) has brought, what do you need in terms of education to become a financial planner? Julie Bennett reports....

By 2007, planners will need a degree in order to enrol in the CFP program, but is it asking too much? Julie Bennett reports....

Accountants and financial planners work in the same space but often don’t see eye to eye. Jason Spits finds out where the stumbling blocks are and what planners can do to...

Financial planners frequently form strategic alliances with other professionals. These relationships are often fairly loose, but there are many good reasons to make them ...

Strong and ongoing relationships between accountants and financial planners sounds like the stuff of fiction but some success stories can be found....

Sealcorp dealer group Pact will be rolled into its sister dealership Securitor later in the year in a bid to sharpen brand focus and respond to the changing needs of its ...

AMP has had the 10 Australian Financial Services Licences it applied for last month to the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) granted by the peak regu...

AMP and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) today launched Magnify Financial Planners, a new dealer group catering to the specific needs of chartered accountants considering exp...

Even though Count Wealth Accountants’ managing director Barry Lambert says, “Our emphasis is not on growth – not to be the biggest, just the best”, this philosophy has se...