BetaShares Capital has appointed Vinnie Wadhera as director, portfolio and national account sales....

With widespread industry concern surrounding the proposed changes, all eyes remain firmly locked on the progress of the FOFA reforms as we move into 2012 and ever-closer ...

Having completed a rebranding and a strategic repositioning, Guardian Advice enters 2012 with an ambitious plan to expand its financial adviser base over the next three y...

Colonial First State's radical revamp of its FirstChoice platform had the ambitious goal of putting an end to the "fruitless debate" surrounding the fees charged by indus...

Omniwealth has launched a new dealer group website aimed at promoting its best of breed services to its independent financial adviser network....

Macquarie Life has launched a new online service, WebConnect, aimed at helping financial advisers, insurance brokers and their clients....

The provision of scaled and limited financial advice, particularly over the phone, will be a key value proposition in attracting both financial advisers and clients to AN...

Financial advisers looking to sell books of lower value clients due to Future of Financial Advice changes should first look at other options such as reducing the cost of ...

ClearView Wealth has announced the launch of a private label wrap platform for superannuation, retirement income and investor-directed portfolio service (IDPS) accounts....

While Industry Super Network has made considerable gains against the financial planning industry in its campaign against commissions there remains increasing concerns abo...

If Industry Super Network has ended 2011 as the industry's big winner, it came at the expense of the financial planning industry....

The degree to which Australian financial planners are looking for more optimistic signals amid the current torrent of bad news has been revealed in new research released ...

As debate heats up over the Australian Securities and Investments Commission's (ASIC's) proposed educational guidelines for financial advisers, training providers argue t...

Col Fullagar looks at the issue of surveillance during claims management and the financial adviser’s role in making sure the client is treated fairly. Is surveillance an ...