Plan B's Andrew Black could be forgiven for thinking he is being followed by IOOF in the wake of its acquisition of the dealer group....

The launch of a national curriculum for financial planning degrees by the Financial Planning Education Council was a major win for the industry in 2012....

Money Management Platforms and Wraps seminar hears FOFA will not unduly undermine the smaller independents....

BT Financial Group has launched a new product aimed at risk-averse clients that guarantees a 'minimum outcome' at the end of an agreed term....

Spurred by regulatory change and technological advances, investment platforms are driving into traditional financial planning software spaces, including customer relation...

Westpac records decline in profit but signals continuing focus on wealth as part of its growth strategy....

The life risk market has again recorded double-digit growth, with premium inflows rising by 11.9 per cent over the 2011/12 financial year, according to research from Plan...

BT chief Brad Cooper outlines growth push based on financial planner alignment and product quality....

BT Investment Management has grown its wholesale sales team with the appointments of Nick Mitchell, Laurice Considine and David Bolsom....

With bond yields at multi-year lows, BT's Piers Bolger asks whether investing in fixed income continues to make sense....

The platform market suffered yet another fall over the last year, with net fund flows reaching their lowest levels in 10 years....

The dealer group model is changing and BT’s Mark Spiers says financial planners will need to make choices consistent with the newly evolving reality....

Being a financial planner feels like living a fairy tale, but perhaps one written by the Brothers Grimm. Bryan Ashenden tells a story about Jack and Jill, two advisers wh...

Asgard’s Infinity eWRAP reached a milestone this week – passing $2 billion in funds under management....