Fund managers in New Zealand are being criticised for their decision to close many of their funds following the terrorist attacks in the United States earlier this month....
Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) senior executive Shane Tregillis, who was closely involved with the development of ASIC policy papers in response ...
AMP has responded to media speculation that it has been in discussions regarding a merger with the National Australia Bank....
The introduction date of the Financial Services Reform Bill (FSRB) could be rescheduled despite successfully passing through the Senate yesterday after some last minute p...
Tom Collins reckons the Financial Services Reform Bill currently before parliament will make life easier for unscrupulous operators and tougher for the honest opertors. H...
Most may have not noticed it, but the government has been eroding the effectiveness of the superannuation system in the past and is likely to do so again in the next ten ...
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has come out in support of the Financial Services Reform Bill (FSRB) in the wake of criticism of it by a Parliamentary Joint Stat...
AMP has come under fire amid claims that it was holding selective analyst briefings and will undertake a full internal review of its disclosure and briefing procedures....
The Financial Services Reform Bill currently before parliament sets out to provide a consistent and comprehensive regulatory framework for our industry. Tom Collins recko...
The growth of investing globally is being accompanied by an increase in information, much of it overwhelming, which is the result of more stringent disclosure. According ...
Life insurers implementing a licence under the Financial Services Reform Bill (FSRB) will have the assistance of a specialist conglomerate team....
Sealcorp will begin to rebate fees to clients who have investments placed through the Asgard master trust according to Sealcorp chief executive Ian Knox....
In my last article I discussed the role of the financial planner and how the Financial Services Reform Bill (FSRB) does not equate advice with financial planning....
Genetic testing is likely to remain at the forefront of issues facing the life insurance industry over the next decade. Aaron Driver reports on how the major players are ...
The debate over fees and commissions is as old as financial planning itself. Tom Collins asks whether we are arguing over definitions....
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...