The push by the government to change the face of the financial services industry has also included a change in the way planners are licensed and educated. David Chaplin e...
The growth in self managed superannuation has grown in recent months as the result of changes in legislation. Ben Smythe investigates what advisers should be telling clie...
Listed financial services company Investor Group has received extensive interest from service providers in its bid to outsource a number of support services for its finan...
Tax reform, new licensing laws and an added emphasis on professionalism and training is a turbulent time to become chairman of the Financial Planning Association. Jason S...
Agricultural investment schemes suffer from an image problem, but Canberra’s only fund manager wants to change all that, as John Wilkinson reports....
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) will appoint a statutory approved trustees (SAT) to thousands of DIY super funds as new regulations come into force....
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has commenced an enforceable undertaking action on Grosvenor Securities’ 40 advisers, following a surveillance...
The Australian Security and Investments Commission (ASIC) has extended the deadline for compliance with its training requirements to 30 June 2002....
Zurich Financial Services has added an interactive e-mail component to its web site but has stated it will not use the service to provide advice or sell products....
Investors can still take part in global markets by investing in their local multinational stocks, says Merrill Lynch Investment Managers head of investment strategy and r...
It doesn’t happen often, but it does happen. Kate Kachor outlines what to do when your client makes a complaint....
Westpac is getting very serious about its expanding its financial planning business – and it’s willing to put its money where its mouth is, as Stuart Engel reports...
Insurance brokers must act now to implement a compliance infrastructure to meet the demands of the ASIC policy statement 161 according to Paul Harding-Davis head of the F...
Zurich Financial Services has added an interactive e-mail component to its web site but has stated it will not use the service to provide advice or sell products. Superan...
The Australian Security and Investments Commission (ASIC) has extended the deadline for compliance with its training requirements to 30 June 2002....
So shareholders lose a dividend plus have seen the erosion of value. Qantas decides to clawback remuneration from Alan ...
This is why I left my last position. There was no interest in giving the client quality time, it was all about bumping ...
So the Hayne Royal Commission has left us with this. What a sad day for the financial planning industry. Clearly most ...