LIFE insurance companies will not require policy holders to undergo genetic testing under a recent Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) ruling....
AUSTRALIA's most visited Web site, ninemsn, has signed a deal with Parkers' Edge to install an account aggregation service on its site....
IPAC has signed a joint venture agreement with Illawarra Mutual Building Society (IMB) to develop a financial planning business for IMB members....
The ‘Colonialisation’ of Norwich has continued with more appointments being filled by former members of the senior management team at Colonial....
Life insurance companies will not require policy holders to undergo genetic testing under a ruling delivered by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) ...
A push to make Portfolio Partners more retail-orientated and increasing market share in the superannuation business are the Norwich Union’s new chief executive officer’s ...
Zurich Financial Services Australia chief executive Malcolm Jones has been given the nod by Zurich worldwide to take on the top regional job for the group....
Financial services company the Investor Group has opted for a single dealer’s licence as part of an ongoing drive to consolidate a series of acquisitions of a number of f...
Michael Cant has left Australian Casualty & Life (AC&L) to take up the newly created position as Colonial First State Australia head of strategic planning and corporate s...
The long-awaited arrival of Charles Schwab into Australia has been delayed yet again, with the company’s arrival not expected until later this year. ...
Why would a dealer group set up their own master trust when there are plenty available out of the box? <B>Kate Kachor</B> looks at three different answers to this questio...
Educated investors are no longer willing to put up with financial plans which don't meet their needs but advisers have ways to protect themselves as <B>John Wilkinson</B>...
Australia needs to move away from dependence on lump sum superannuation payouts and into retirement income streams. <B>Kieran Dell</B> examines how new products can help ...
While the Rolling Stones sang 'You can't always get what you want', that hasn't stopped planners seeking the ideal product. <B>JULIA NEWBOULD</B> examines what advisers a...
Local financial services software producer, Classic Solutions is set to expand operations into the US market after a hefty injection of venture capital....
This verdict highlights something deeply wrong and rotten at the heart of the FSCP. We are witnessing a heavy-handed, op...
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,...