DIRECTOR

Financial planning

Sealcorp’s Private Label business, the tailored master trust Sealcorp offers to large dealer groups and institutions, has had a windfall gain, adding to the full year pro...

Financial planning

Lifespan Financial Planning has boosted its presence in the wrap account market with the launch of it own service, the Omniport Wrap Service with the first $800,000 enter...

Financial planning

Competiton in the compliance and training arena has heated up with the announcement that Assessment Education Services will roll out its online compliance, assessment and...

Financial planning

SuperEC, the e-commerce initiative to establish a common set of standards for the electronic processing of superannuation related information across fund managers and sup...

Financial planning

Grove Financial Services has launched a new online wrap service targeted at non-superannuation institutional investors....

Financial planning

The Howard Government has been urged to reconsider the state of retirement savings after being returned for a third term in office at the weekend’s election....

Accounting

Permanent managing director Paul Lahiff has linked the acquisition of small accounting firm W&D Partners to its increased exposure to private clients, while hinting that ...

Accounting

Advisers must ready themselves for a wide range of issues before choosing to join with an accountancy firm, however the venture can boost both the number and quality of r...

Financial planning

The Clemenger Superannuation Plan has awarded Frank Russell’s Implemented Consulting Service a $40 million superannuation mandate, becoming the latest superannuation fund...

Financial planning

Saxby Bridge Financial Planning has had its securities dealer license stripped and one of its investment advisers banned for five years following the latest crackdown on ...

Financial planning

Financial services job prospects for the next three months are the grimmest seen for some time after the events of September 11, figures from the latest TMP Worldwide job...

Superannuation

The Federal Treasurer, Peter Costello, has ruled a future Coalition government out of raising the level of compulsory employer superannuation contributions despite mounti...

Financial planning

Fund managers in New Zealand are busily sniffing around financial planning firms looking to buy distribution for their products with AXA leading the moves, openly walking...

Financial planning

The financial planning division of Salomon Smith Barney’s (SSB) private clients arm has signed up with Sealcorp’s dealer-to-dealer services, boosting the range of tools a...

Financial planning

Few providers of back office services to financial planners would disagree that they occupy the less glamorous side of the investment advice industry, toiling away in the...

sub-bgsidebar subscription

Never miss the latest news and developments in wealth management industry

MARKET INSIGHTS

So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

2 months 3 weeks ago

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

2 months 4 weeks ago

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

5 months ago

ASIC has suspended the Australian Financial Services Licence of a Melbourne-based financial advice firm....

2 weeks 1 day ago

The corporate regulator has issued infringement notices to three AFSLs whose financial advisers provided personal advice to a retail client while unregistered....

2 weeks 6 days ago

ASIC has released the results of its first adviser exam to be held in 2025, with 241 candidates attempting the test....

3 weeks 4 days ago