A quote in the media by an AMP Financial Planning official that industry funds are “opaque” threatens to reignite a war of words between Industry Funds Services and the d...
Financial Wisdom has increased the size of its dealer group significantly, with a total of 410 financial advisers now under its umbrella....
Mortgage dealer group The Brokerage has raised the entry bar for its brokers with a new professional standards policy....
The FPA’S investigation into the activities of Tasmanian-based adviser Brendan Moore that commenced late last year is nearing its conclusion....
Professional Investment Services has purchased a Hong Kong dealer group, even as it is on the verge of cancelling its proposed purchase of a North American-based financia...
Despite the requirement by the FPA that their members fully comply with the ‘soft dollar code’ by January 1, 2005, benefit arrangements employed by advisory dealer groups...
After last week revealing it would consider settling out of court with clients who lost funds in Westpoint’s failed products, Professional Investment Services has deflect...
Western Australian-based dealer group Wealthsure has entered into an agreement to use Multiport software in the administration of its clients’ self-managed superannuation...
The underlying structure of some platform products could impede the broad objective of the FPA’s conflict of interest principles which require advisers to stipulate what ...
Dealer Management Systems (DMS) has received a major boost with Count Financial signing up for its commission processing system....
IOOF has lifted its stake in dealer group Financial Partnership to 100 per cent as part of an ongoing effort to strengthen its retail distribution capacity....
According to one researcher, every Australian financial planner uses about 2.5 platforms in their practice. Platforms were originally set up to provide the back-office su...
Securitor is close to introducing several initiatives as part of its ongoing Tropicana project and overhauling its pricing methods including introducing a system to rewar...
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...