BDM of the Year 2014: Shivani Gopal, Asteron Life A constant focus on the planner, and not the product, has won Shivani Gopal wide-scoping praise in the financial advice...

ANZ suspended trading yesterday afternoon after inadvertently releasing some telling financial details, days before the bank’s scheduled unveiling of its results. ...

CBA is on the verge of losing the top spot for customer satisfaction, months after calls for a Royal Commission into its two of its planning businesses, a snapshot shows....

Legislation enshrining the Government’s FOFA reforms should be delayed until after the FSI’s final report is issued, Labor believes....

ANZ has used its second submission to the FSI to back the imposition of time limits on life insurance claims similar to those applying to general insurance....

Banking consumers still rate CBA as the leader among the country’s ‘Big Four’ for customer satisfaction, despite negative publicity surrounding the bank’s financial plann...

NAB’s third quarter update points to healthier wealth management result but challenges in its UK operations....

ANZ trading update declares $5.2 billion unaudited cash profit for nine months to 30 June....

Fortnum Financial Group is set to become one of Australia’s largest independently owned AFSLs, after completing the purchase of ANZ’s 20 per cent stake in the company....

Fortnum buys out 20 per cent stake-holding....

New research suggests bank-aligned planning groups might suffer if consumers become fully aware of their parentage....

Nearly 50 per cent of financial advisers access PI insurance through one of three insurers with CGU supplying nearly a quarter of planners with PI cover....

Nearly 50 per cent of financial advisers access PI insurance through one of three insurers with CGU supplying nearly a quarter of planners with PI cover....

CPA Australia and Chartered Accountants ANZ release ATO-approved SMSF trustee education program....