Financial Services Partners has launched a new initiative which it says is aimed at enhancing engagement with existing financial advisers at the same time as attracting n...

Australian Financial Services Group (AFS) has announced the appointment of Mary Delzoppo as AFS Xplan site administrator....

ClearView has appointed Tony Smith state manager of Queensland and Tony Schiavello state manager of Victoria and Tasmania to take charge of promoting the company's life a...

Boom years are long gone for the margin lending sector. Given that the improvement in the share market is one of the main catalysts for using margin loans, the sector is ...

Bonds and equity share income funds provide some of the benefits associated with "risk-free" term deposits with the option for greater capital growth, Tyndall has told an...

Direct insurance is on the rise. Peter Smith discusses the ways in which financial advisers can adapt and stay relevant....

How do you keep a clear picture when the lines of life insurance are blurred? Damien Mu predicts that the distinctions that life insurance companies draw between group an...

The Financial Services Council has announced it will consult with the industry on a policy to address the practice of churning in life insurance....

After six years with CommInsure, Olivia Sarah-Le Lacheur has been appointed to head the company's national accounts portfolio....

TAL has upgraded its online financial adviser portal, the TAL Adviser Centre, with improvements to adviser online tools and functionality as well as product and underwrit...

Those who argue opt-in is unnecessary fail to understand the nature of proposed FOFA reforms, according to Sydney University academic Joanna Bird....

A financial advice matchmaking service that seeks to match financial advice practices with dealer groups looking to acquire practices has been launched in Brisbane....

This is a great time for financial advisers to reflect upon the concept of change in itself, and review some truths about effectively managing change, writes Sue Viskovic...

ASIC's regulatory framework around financial planner education is changing, which means many planners will have to pull their socks up and hit the books. Chris Kennedy re...