Increased ASIC standards regarding PI insurance are expected to lead to higher premiums, but the full effects may not be evident for some time....
ASIC has been called on to be more transparent about the purpose of its current comprehensive audit of Australian Financial Services Licensees (AFSLs)....
van Eyk Research has appointed Chris Bigg and Ming Chen as senior investment analyst and investment analyst, respectively....
In the second major resignation this morning, Tyndall managing director Brett Himbury is departing to head Industry Funds Management....
The chief executive of the Financial Planning Association, Jo-Anne Bloch, has resigned, with the smart money on her filling a long-standing vacancy at Mercer....
Commonwealth Bank of Australia chief executive Ralph Norris has delivered a cautious outlook for the economy while pointing to the recovery of the bank's key divisions in...
GMO has appointed Geoff Wells as head of Australian equities effective February 5, 2010. He will replace Rick Suvak, who is leaving the company....
Zurich Financial Services Australia has appointed Iain Howie as its chief financial officer (CFO)....
Macquarie Group remains cautious about the broad economic outlook, but has nonetheless made strategic hires and is pursuing growth opportunities....
The Treasury’s whistleblowing options paper has attracted a varied response, some of it condemning the approach as a step in the wrong direction....
The Industry Super Network has commissioned another poll that backs its claims on the need for planners to be legally required to act only in the best interests of their ...
Advanced economies attempting to recover from the financial crisis could learn a lot from the way emerging economies navigated past financial crises, according to PIMCO c...
New research has revealed the degree to which Australia’s big four banks are charging fees well in excess of some of their competitors....
Mortgage brokers will increasingly look to join with financial planners as their industries converge....
IFSA has welcomed new board member Ian Ward-Amber, managing director of Goldman Sachs JBWere Asset 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....