COLONIAL FIRST STATE

Superannuation

Platforms have emerged as the major beneficiaries of the growth in self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs), according to data collected by specialist superannuation cle...

image
Financial planning

The Investment and Financial Services Association has refreshed its board, with ING's Harry Stout and Mercer's Peter Promnitz being given permanent roles after filling ca...

image
Financial planning

In its latest review of the diversified sector Zenith Investment Partners granted two 'highly recommended' ratings - and both went to BlackRock....

Financial planning

Beware of new income definitions for government benefits, writes Deborah Wixted....

image
Financial planning

Perpetual general manager, sales superannuation and investment solutions, Matt Mckinnon has been appointed to the role of general manager, retail sales Australian equitie...

Financial planning

Perpetual Investments has appointed Matt McKinnon as general manager, Australian equities retail sales, replacing Paul Sewell, who has resigned....

Funds management

The listed property sector gained 9.8 per cent in September, resulting in a more than 55 per cent gain since the sector hit its low in May this year....

image
Financial planning

New Watson Wyatt research reveals Australian investment managers were among the hardest hit by the GFC....

Financial planning

Colonal First State has restructured its financial planning businesses into a single entity....

People & Products

Following the surprise news of Tim Gunning's departure from Commonwealth Financial Planning, Ord Minnett has announced Gunning as its new chief executive....

image
Superannuation

Money Management's round table at the Investment and Financial Services Association conference also considered the future of Australia's Superannuation Guarantee. ...

Editorial

The cost of providing financial advice has not been readily measured or quantified across the industry, writes Paul Barrett....

image
People & Products

Matt Thompson appointed to newly-created role....

Financial planning

A round-table of industry chief executives has backed calls for ASIC's intra-fund advice relief to be extended to financial planners....

Financial planning

A former client of Storm Financial and Colonial First State has used his submission to a parliamentary inquiry to argue for after-cost reporting of investment performance...

sub-bgsidebar subscription

Never miss the latest news and developments in wealth management industry

MARKET INSIGHTS

So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

3 weeks ago

Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

3 weeks 4 days ago

Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

2 months 3 weeks ago

ASIC has taken action against a Queensland adviser who was sentenced last May for misappropriating $1.8 million from his clients....

2 weeks 3 days ago

AMP is to launch a digital advice service to provide retirement advice to members of its AMP Super Fund, in partnership with Bravura Solutions. ...

2 weeks 3 days ago

A former Insignia Financial C-suite exec has taken on a leadership role at MUFG Retirement Solutions as it announces chief executive Dee McGrath will depart after six yea...

2 weeks 4 days ago