MLC is not a fund manager, but a manager of managers, combining the expertise of 22 managers from around the world. Simon Segal reports....
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has moved to make it easier for corporate groups to satisfy the cash needs requirement under Policy Statement ...
Before signing on the dotted line, there are issues that both buyers and sellers of financial planning practices need to consider, say Alan Kenyon and Steve Prendeville....
Does agribusiness really have a place in a client’s portfolio? Deirdre Keown reports....
Macquarie Equities has rolled out a capital protected international investment fund offering access to investment strategies designed for wholesale investors but with a m...
Some financial planners are moving into risk insurance, an area historically occupied by life agents. Craig Phillips looks at some of the drawbacks of such a move....
Shareholders of the Snowball Group have presented no obstacle to a $1.3 million dollar capital raising designed to drive growth and acquisition opportunities within the c...
Investors rattled by the underperformance of some traditional asset classes over the past few years may be warming to the inclusion of alternatives in their portfolios. C...
Listed financial planning group Snowball has announced a capital raising it says will enable the company to move more quickly towards becoming a profitable entity....
Former Challenger chief executive Bill Ireland has marked his return to the industry with a series of changes at his new venture, Australian Assets Corporation, proposing...
As the end of the financial year approaches, Julie Bennett looks at how well advisers think traditional tax planning strategies stack up this year....
When is gearing okay? When the client understands what they are getting into and agrees it is an acceptable strategy. Paul Resnik reports....
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) will crack down on the misuse of long range financial forecasts in prospectuses and product disclosure stateme...
National Wealth Management has confirmed industry speculation that it would strike a deal with IWL to incorporate the latter’s financial planning software package, VisiPl...
Only one in 10 wealth accumulators between 40 and 50 year old use a financial planner while nine out of 10 in this group use an accountant according to Ipac chief executi...
Interesting. Would be good to know the details of the StrategyOne deal....
It’s astonishing to see the FAAA now pushing for more advisers by courting "career changers" and international recruits,...
increased professionalism within the industry - shouldn't that say, FAR register almost halving in the last 24 months he...