On average, Australian women are outlasting their men by five years, creating an interesting and growing niche market. ...
While at least one Big Five accounting firm moves out of financial planning, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu plans to grow its operations significantly....
Wanted: Financial planners. Start: yesterday. There is a chronic shortage of skilled financial planners emerging, as demand for high end planners far outstrips supply. ...
Our lead in this edition of Money Management paints a bleak picture for dealer groups looking to hang on to their top producers or boost-ing their planner numbers to meet...
Suncorp Metway is taking the lead from other banks and will almost double planner numbers in coming months in an effort to capitalise on its 2.5 million customers....
Were Stockbroking is laying the foundations for an apparent expansion into financial planning later this year. Managing director Craig Drummond says it is too premature t...
The question “are banks a threat to your business” (Money Management Adviser Feedback March 18) is essentially asking whether banks will be a viable competitor and steal ...
Financial planners should not fear e-commerce, but use the opportu-nity to concentrate on their core business of advising, according to BT executive vice president Terry ...
Microsoft's assault on financial services distribution has continued with the signing of agreements with some of the biggest players in the US market....
A new intermediary distribution channel appears to be opening up with the announcement by Amway that it is to distribute life insurance through its sales network....
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has axed plans to merge with the Financial Planning Association (FPA), citing irreconcilable differences in membership bases....
Australians are only slightly more likely to seek the services of a financial planner when looking for financial guidance than an accountant, family member or bank manage...
So shareholders lose a dividend plus have seen the erosion of value. Qantas decides to clawback remuneration from Alan ...
This is why I left my last position. There was no interest in giving the client quality time, it was all about bumping ...
So the Hayne Royal Commission has left us with this. What a sad day for the financial planning industry. Clearly most ...