The future of funds management group Australian Ethical will be decided at a key meeting of shareholders in Canberra today....
Active portfolio management will be the key to success in current financial markets rather than a reliance on investment products alone....
The number of self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) using a RG146-compliant financial adviser has continued to decline, sitting at 52 per cent, according to Investmen...
According to the chief executive of SPAA, Andrea Slattery, ATO figures showing SMSF fees decreasing prove SMSFs are well-positioned to compete with other superannuation s...
2020 DIRECTINVEST founder Michael Lannon has retired from the business just three months after its merger with Mason Stevens....
Australian companies are lagging most of the world when it comes to sustainability reporting, and the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors is considering naming...
RI Advice has added to its stable following the merger of Tasmanian risk practice Coles Financial Group with a local RI franchise....
The SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) has moved to correct the "misconception" that SMSF trustees have no legal options ahead of them in the event of fr...
Equity Trustees (EQT) has recruited former Financial Services Partners chief executive Geoff Rimmer to head up its newly-created Private Wealth Services division, effecti...
Many planners would like to retire, but their succession plans are being disrupted because dealer groups only want to preserve funds under advice, says Kenyon Partners ch...
There are gaps in the financial services market that a "true advice model" can help to fill, according to Yellow Brick Road (YBR) chief executive Matt Lawler....
Investorfirst has announced that its Hub24 Super offering has gone live with dealer groups Ord Minnett and Sentry Group....
The Financial Planning Association has emphasised the positives, such as a recent boost to member satisfaction, in a member update from chief executive Mark Rantall....
The chief executive of ING DIRECT, Don Koch, is to be succeeded by Vaughn Richter, with Koch to take on the role of chief executive of ING Bank Italy....
Treasury officials are continuing to apportion blame to financial planners for some Trio Capital losses....
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....