Asgard Wealth Solutions and Macquarie have come out on top in this year’s Assirt/Wealth Insights Service Level Survey, voted by financial planners as being the best platf...
The future of corporate funds, outside of the very largest ones, has emerged as a major source of speculation within the super industry under Choice. Speculation ranges f...
The majority of financial planners feel a rogue element among their ranks or media beat-ups are chiefly responsible for the negative perception associated with the financ...
Any analysis of the success or otherwise of superannuation choice on its first anniversary would be incomplete without revisiting the industry speculation on its potentia...
ING Australia has announced the appointment of Greg Dunger as general manager of RetireInvest, following the resignation of George Haramis earlier this year....
ASIC has proactively followed up the main findings of its shadow shopping survey regarding superannuation choice with some suggestions for licensees on how to address the...
A new report by Melbourne University attacking timber managed investment schemes has been described as “seriously flawed” by the industry....
Head of international equities at Credit Suisse, Russell Bye, believes the robust returns achieved in the face of a variety of economic conditions is a key factor as to w...
The SMS Advising Group has had its Australian Financial Services Licence revoked by ASIC....
ASFA has called on the Federal Government to use next week’s Budget to abolish the current age-based contributions limits applying to people under 50....
The FPA has welcomed a reported increase in the number of breach of licence notifications received by the corporate regulator from the financial services industry....
Customers of several licensed reverse mortgage products could end up losing their home for being late with paying their rates or for forgetting to fill in forms, accordin...
ING has expanded its product team to fast track the development of planned new products based principally around its OneAnswer master trust offering....
Recruitment can be at best a challenge and at worst an expensive and unproductive exercise that can divert a practice manager’s focus from other pressing business issues....
The Financial Planning Association’s new conflicts of interest principles do not go far enough to ensure compliant advice, according to Australian Securities and Investme...
This verdict highlights something deeply wrong and rotten at the heart of the FSCP. We are witnessing a heavy-handed, op...
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,...