The Financial Planning Association (FPA) yesterday welcomed the Federal Government’s renewed commitment of introducing its superannuation choice and portability policies....
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) will hold a meeting of its 31 chapter chairs this week to combat what it sees as problems communicating with its membership base....
Financial services group Promina will attempt to raise up to $2.1 billion in its upcoming listing on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) in May....
Sealcorp has rounded out its Asgard platform offering with the addition of superannuation and pensions to its wrap account to sit alongside the investment options introdu...
JBWere and Goldman Sachs today formalised the merging of their Australian and New Zealand operations in a deal which sees the latter take a 45 per cent stake in the Melbo...
Small dealer groups are back on the agenda as members of three bodies representing small planning groups have agreed to meet to discuss the creation of a national executi...
Share-broking and financial planning group Tolhurst Noall has appointed former Potter Warburg senior executive, John Wilson, as its new managing director and CEO....
The Financial Industry Complaints Scheme (FICS) has agreed to undergo major changes after an independent review called for a revaluation of its complaints handling proced...
The Commonwealth Bank group has purchased Avanteos and will roll out the platform provider’s systems across its three dealer groups in a deal struck last week....
The Association of Independently Owned Financial Planners (AIOFP) has attacked the Financial Planning Association over its handling of recent industry criticism brought b...
The recent ACA/ASIC survey was particularly scathing of the quality of financial planning advice provided by large distributors. George Liondis investigates....
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has foreshadowed a greater focus on the needs of small dealer group after it announced a series of initiatives today aimed at sup...
Investor Group has made the first moves in the acquisition of Stockford businesses, purchasing the Stockford Collins Street accounting and financial planning business....
The Commonwealth Bank group (CBA) has bought out Avanteos and is slated to roll out the platform provider’s systems across its three dealer groups in a deal struck last w...
Suncorp Metway has poached another Commonwealth Bank executive to fill one of its top jobs, this time the position of head of wealth management....
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...