The push to achieve professionalism in financial planning needs to go beyond planners to include all participants in the industry, according to general manager of advice ...

Smaller platform providers claim large institutions that have financial products, administration services and distribution networks under one umbrella will find ways to p...

BT Financial Group recruits Bravura's Wes Hall to head up practice management....

The Financial Services Institute of Australia (Finsia) has released draft principles against which companies can report on and measure gender diversity....

Westpac has posted a solid six-month performance with wealth management making a key contribution....

A ban on risk commissions within superannuation has been one of the main areas of concern resulting from the Government's FOFA package....

Continuous tinkering with the rules relating to self-managed super funds (SMSFs) and superannuation in general is causing serious concerns for advisers and inflicting dra...

Continuous tinkering with the rules relating to self-managed super funds (SMSFs) and superannuation in general is causing serious concerns for advisers and inflicting dra...

K2 Asset Management has expanded its business for the second time this year and opened a Perth-based office, appointing Steven Bell as regional manager....

Getting ready for the end of the tax year needs year-round thought, writes Janine Mace. She explains what financial planners should be telling their clients....

Tax is an integral part of a client's financial affairs - particularly in relation to superannuation - so financial advisers need to regularly discuss it with clients. Ja...

Janine Mace outlines what financial advisers should be doing to ensure their businesses are adequately prepared for the end of the financial year....

Boutique investment management company RARE Infrastructure has recruited Steve Williams from AMP Capital Investors for its newly created role of regional manager of the r...

Gearing in self-managed super funds (SMSFs) is one of the most confusing issues for advisers, and the Queensland floods could highlight the need for legislative change, a...