The 10 biggest life insurers paid out just under $4 billion in claims in 2011 - up 11.4 per cent from 2010, according to research conducted by The Risk Store....

Although revenues continue to trend down, financial planning practice operating profitability has actually risen in the past year, while advisers also indicate they are o...

The administration cost of opt-in is likely to be negligible, according to Gold Seal director Claire Wivell Plater....

AMP has signaled it will be pushing further into providing financial advice to the post-retirement sector....

New investment product Macquarie Step has been placed on Macquarie's wrap platform five months after its launch, the group has announced....

RI Advice Group has rejigged its financial adviser agreements, adopting a 'practise what you preach' mentality when it comes to fee for service....

New technologies and social media are becoming less of a fad and more of an essential business tool, offering opportunities in key business areas such as gaining referral...

Lifeplan Funds Management has upgraded NextGen Investments Lifeplan Education Investment Fund investment products as part of a move to comply with the new FOFA regulatory...

Asgard's Infinity eWRAP has surpassed $1 billion in funds under management since its inception less than six months ago....

Financial advisers are increasingly embracing the use of social media and iPads but are still learning how to use them in a business sense....

IOOF has reduced the administration fee cap of DKN Financial Group's white-labelled BT Wrap product by 25 per cent, effective 1 May 2012....

Study reveals Australian advisers are offering highly competitive products when compared to their overseas counterparts....

MLC Masterkey Fundamentals has increased its investment options as part of a larger rebranding and development program....

Financial planners may well be resistant to the Government's two-year opt-in, but many are already putting in place the paperwork necessary to establish the arrangement w...