BT

Financial planning

As the financial services industry prepares for a major legislative change, experts claim that platforms remain at the heart of the financial advice industry. ...

image
Financial planning

The replacement of outgoing Financial Planning Association CEO Jo-Anne Bloch by Godfrey Pembroke chief Mark Rantall attracted criticism from some quarters of the industry...

image
Financial planning

Investment markets have fluctuated in sync with media headlines over the past year, resulting in a flat performance for the retail managed fund sector....

image
Financial planning

A statement calling for new policies to help encourage the private sector to invest in climate change has been signed by 259 investment managers globally – includin...

Financial planning

Several BTIM funds will hold their Standard & Poor’s ratings despite a reshuffle among the portfolio managers, S&P has announced....

Financial planning

BT Wrap has whittled down its lengthy disclosure documents to 20 pages....

Editorial

As a political debate rages around the power of the major banks, Mike Taylor writes that far more is at stake than just home loan interest rates....

image
Financial planning

Concerns have been raised about the nature of the professional development being delivered to advisers at dealer group conferences....

Financial planning

Matrix Planning Solutions has added new generation platform Hub 24 to existing arrangements with Wespac’s BT Wrap and ANZ’s Oasis....

Financial planning

Count Financial may soon have an all new back-office; with investment research, platform, and advice software contracts all currently under review at the big listed deale...

Financial planning

Too much is being paid for financial planning practices that Shadforth Financial Group feels may not retain their value....

Financial planning

Colonial First Choice has emerged at Australia’s largest investment platform by market share and funds under administration....

Funds management

Lonsec’s latest sector review of Australian and global equity SRI funds questions the motivations of some fund managers signing up to the United Nations Principles ...

Funds management

It costs anywhere between $30 million and $100 million to establish a retail investment platform and the ACCC believes no new players will be ready to ante up – par...

People & Products

Craig Lawrenson has been named the new head of Asgard....

sub-bgsidebar subscription

Never miss the latest news and developments in wealth management industry

MARKET INSIGHTS

So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

2 months 2 weeks ago

Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

2 months 3 weeks ago

Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

4 months 3 weeks ago

ASIC has suspended the Australian Financial Services Licence of a Melbourne-based financial advice firm....

6 days 4 hours ago

The corporate regulator has issued infringement notices to three AFSLs whose financial advisers provided personal advice to a retail client while unregistered....

1 week 4 days ago

ASIC has released the results of its first adviser exam to be held in 2025, with 241 candidates attempting the test....

2 weeks 2 days ago