Financial planners and dealer groups should take advantage of uncertain economic times and show leadership, writes Todd Kardas....
A change in the Financial Planning Association's leadership may be for the better, writes Mike Taylor....
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has officially launched its anonymous reporting facility, FPA Confidential....
Amid persistent speculation about further acquisitions, ANZ has reported a solid quarter....
Select Asset Management has announced it will be able to process all outstanding withdrawal requests from its Market Neutral Funds in full....
AFS has withdrawn from acquisition talks with another dealer group, with negotiations breaking down over the disclosure of profitability information....
HFA Holdings has posted a profit of just under $1 million for the first half of this financial year, compared with a more than $570 million loss in the previous correspon...
Suncorp has boosted its external adviser distribution channel, but the company pointed to pressure on policy lapse rates as one cause of a 23 per cent fall in net profit....
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission is highly unlikely to complete its promised return to shadow shopping in the financial planning industry in the curre...
DKN's net profit is up, while the group prepares for possible regulatory changes and the launch of new services....
Austock appoints Masi to succeed Boyle as chief executive....
Challenger Financial Services Group has reported a profit upgrade for the first half of 2009-10, supported by inflows into its Guaranteed Income Funds and boutique invest...
The Minister for Financial Services, Superannuation and Corporate Law, Chris Bowen, confirms moves to streamline long-term superannuation disclosure requirements....
The taxation regime needs be more robust to catch breaches of the Superannuation Industry Supervision Act, according to the chief executive of Opez, Cindy McDonald....
The National Australia Bank has used a quarterly update to reinforce its liquidity position and its growth aspirations in wealth management....
Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...
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....