Mike Taylor writes that FOFA is already beginning to change the shape and texture of the financial planning industry – something likely to be reflected in a rash of annou...

The news that ANZ licensee RI Advice plans to voluntarily disclose commissions in its annual fee disclosure statements has put the spotlight on other dealer groups' plans...

Melissa Crawford has joined dealer group Securitor as national manager, insurance....

In its latest financial report, BT Investment Management has reported net outflows of $700 million to end the December quarter at $34.7 billion in total funds under manag...

Risk premium inflows and sales have once again achieved double-digit growth, with TAL and CommInsure emerging as success stories of 2012, according to Plan for Life figur...

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....

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....

With one-stop-shop and non-aligned dealer group Yellow Brick Road recently announcing plans to recruit wealth professionals disenchanted with the institutional environmen...

As the planning industry considers ASIC’s consultation paper on conflicted remuneration, Paragem's Ian Knox argues that the spoils will likely go to those with the most t...

Franklin Templeton Investments has appointed Matthew Hattersley as northern region - key account manager, the company's sixth strategic hire to its retail business in the...

The Accounting Professional and Ethical Standards Board (APESB) has indicated the APES 230 standards will not force planners to move clients out of insurance contracts th...

Whilst huge winds of change batter the investment and regulatory environment, a fundamental shift in the way consumers interact with technology is altering the nature of ...

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....

Former BT Financial head of Licensee Select David Hunt has been appointed manager, northern region at RI Advice Group....