National Australia Bank’s (NAB) wholly-owned subsidiary Ausmaq has pulled out of New Zealand following the loss of a $500 million mandate from sister company Bank of New ...
Independent dealership Mawson Group is currently looking for a new head, after current chief executive Les Mace announced he was leaving the group to start up his own bus...
AXA and MLC, two of Australia’s largest dealer groups, have made changes to their adviser remuneration policies following the release of the draft of the FPA’s Principles...
The FPA’s Principles on Conflicts of Interest have been refined into four statements following feedback from its membership....
The paper work burden for financial planners has just been lightened by the release of a new product that allows planners to process electronic applications for investmen...
As predicted, investment banking and funds management giant Macquarie Bank has raked in another bumper profit of close to half a billion dollars, largely underpinned by a...
Professional Investment Services has made a move into the software business, buying a 25 per cent stake in New Zealand-based Risk Management Solutions....
Tower Australia has appointed former Advance Asset Management head of product Sue Mieog as head of its investment products, as part of an ongoing strategy to strengthen i...
Although National Australia Bank chief executive John Stewart told investors yesterday that the bank is “not out of the woods” despite posting a record profit, a strong s...
The real story of financial planning recruitment this year is not that the prevailing skills shortage continues to broaden, but that there has been no corresponding rise ...
Sealcorp Holdings have a new identity, with the company shedding its former corporate brand to become Asgard Wealth Solutions, in a move to create a clear and nationally ...
The estimated $140 billion that will go into the Federal Government’s Future Fund over the next 15 years may not be managed by external fund managers, but controlled inte...
Socially responsible investing has stood out as a big winner in the new choice of fund environment, despite only a small fraction of planners currently providing socially...
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission’s (ASIC’s) Sharmon Grant became the most vilified individual in financial services after her ill-timed and ill-inform...
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....