Research conducted by Perpetual has found that clients are becoming wary about advisers recommending 'in-house' financial products and funds....

Concerns about the churning of life insurance policies have emerged, with increases in risk-writing by advisers coinciding with a rise in attrition rates for insurance co...

Model portfolios are becoming an increasingly popular investment advice option at a time when risk mitigation is a priority for dealer groups....

Greg Kirk to step down as chief of AXA-owned Genesys Wealth Advisers, to be replaced by ipac executive John Saint....

AMPFP has struck a deal with Australian Financial Group to improve the services for its mortgage-writing financial planners. The group wrote around $700 million in mortga...

Financial Services Partners (FSP) will launch its private broker network, which will assist its advisers with business growth, acquisitions and succession planning....

The board of the Financial Planning Association is considering raising the minimum education standard for advisers to a tertiary level. ...

Although many advisers are eager to make the transition to fee-for-service, their biggest fear is informing clients that they will need to charge them more, according to ...

According to Lifeplan Funds Management's Financial Advice Satisfaction Index, the perception that portfolio performance is due to financial advice has increased by 9 per ...

Macquarie Private Wealth has appointed Patrick Dieter to the role of head of national wealth protection in a newly created role....

Professional Investment Services (PIS) is considering placing a cap on the commissions its advisers can receive for recommending investment products....

Software companies need to start considering how to help advisers market their knowledge to potential clients....

Managing director Greg Kirk has accused rival dealer groups of deliberately trying to destabilise Genesys in order to attract advisers....

Structured products are often marketed on the premise that they can help protect an investor’s underlying investment. However, as Lucinda Beaman reports, advisers should ...