Jim Minto reflects on the recent delisting of Tower Australia, and what it will mean for the company....

Despite noise from the marketplace suggesting competition from rivals looking to poach AXA financial planning practices, there has so far been no significant net change b...

With post-GFC investor confidence returning only slowly, a growing number of planners are placing their clients’ funds into direct shares. Paul Foster asks: is leaving on...

Advisers anticipate an increased administrative burden due to proposed changes around the administration of artworks and collectibles in SMSFs, and are likely to increase...

ASIC has been accused of creating a recipe for chaos when it comes to adviser applications for AFSLs....

Professional Investment Services (PIS) has reinforced its risk team with the appointment of Peter Nielsen, who will have the geographic responsibility for the dealer grou...

Capital protected products, which received a boost amid the uncertainty of the global financial crisis, are now being shunned by financial planners as too expensive and i...

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has turned its attention to the inner workings of the investment research industry, including research houses'...

Financial planning software provider IRESS has announced its next update of Xplan will include new 'opt-in' capabilities for advisers as part of the practice management f...

Asgard has released a number of new features for its eWRAP platform, which the company claims will help advisers deliver more customised advice in less time....

Platform provider Praemium has launched a mobile delivery capability for its V-Wrap online portfolio administration platform....

Platforms should not wait to see what changes are introduced under the Government's Future of Financial Advice reforms, but rather should try and stay ahead of market nee...

MLC has developed a new tool called My Client Leads, to help advisers who are struggling to market to their existing client base....

The Government's final outline of its Future of Financial Advice proposals has raised as many questions as it has answered, with participants in a <i>Money Management</i>...