Wes McMaster has relinquished his position at the helm of both Bleakleys and Advisor Investment Services....

Mercantile Mutual has rebranded its life insurance broking arm into a dealer group, AustAdvis-ers, in a bid to attract planners seeking a solution to licensing changes sl...

Russell Investment Management has added Turner Investment Partners to its Gateway International Shares fund. Frank Russell says the move is to give the fund exposure to l...

Collins House Financial Services (CHFS) is the creation of one of Melbourne’s oldest stockbroking firms and one of Melbourne’s high-profile financial planners. As John W...

Macquarie University has developed a postgraduate diploma and masters degrees in financial services law....

Macquarie University has developed a postgraduate diploma and masters degrees in financial services law....

In an episode of the cult television cartoon, The Simpsons, mother Marge buys into a pretzel cart franchise for $500....

The Financial Planners and Insurance Advisers Association (FPIA) needs to in-crease its membership to a least 1,600, if it is to become a truly effective, independent bod...

Awareness of the Internet is now widespread throughout the financial services industry as is the volume of information which comes with the new medium....

A legal technicality in the new SLAB3 legislation is threatening Australia’s 300,000+ self-managed superannuation funds (SMSF). The legislation, due to come into effect ...

A legal technicality in the new SLAB3 legislation is threatening Australia’s 300,000+ self-managed superannuation funds (SMSF). The legislation, due to come into effect ...

Despite the growing professionalism of the financial planning community, advisers are continuing to fall foul of the law. Samantha Walker investigates the fall from grace...

Solutions 2000 Program...

Most dealers make every effort to comply with both the spirit and the requirements of the law. The smartest ones seek to use their compliance behaviour as a competitive a...