As the industry undergoes significant change, Jim Stackpool looks at the challenges facing financial planners and explains how they can continue to thrive in a difficult ...
AIA has appointed a former Tower state manager as head of adviser services, individual life, with Pia Sciarrone returning to the group after a five-year hiatus....
Col Fullagar outlines the key things to consider when performing a client insurance review....
PIS will be in the market to recruit a new chief executive following a decision by Robbie Bennetts to step back from operational matters....
Professional Investment Services will appoint a new chief executive for its advice business, with co-founder and chief executive Robbie Bennetts to take a step back from ...
Tower Australia has lured Aviva's Victoria and Tasmania sales manager, Craig Parker....
Regulators think that investors should not pay for advice and should be in an index fund, according to chief executive of Franklin Templeton Investments Greg Johnson....
Trust in super falling but Australians have finally been shaken out of apathy, according to the Mercer Superannuation Sentiment Index....
ANZ will transition the wealth management and insurance businesses it acquired from ING to a new name and brand by the end of this year, ANZ's Australian chief executive,...
Research conducted by CoreData has pointed to an increasing number of high-net-worth individuals making "ultra-conservative" investment decisions....
MLC has called for an extension of the powers of the Superannuation Complaints Tribunal to handle SMSFs, while supporting the continuation of planner remuneration for the...
An educational website has published the names of 14 people believed to be the only truly independent advisers in the country....
Suncorp has boosted its external adviser distribution channel, but the company pointed to pressure on policy lapse rates as one cause of a 23 per cent fall in net profit....
Big West Australian fund GESB wants more effort put into telling consumers about the value of advice....
Australian women are more likely to seek financial advice from friends and family, while men are more likely to get advice from the media or a professional....
So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...
Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...
Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...