Former RetireInvest financial planner Glen Smyth has launched a new software product which could abandon the need for those in the lower end of the superannuation savings...
Disability and trauma claims are still dogging the risk insurance industry, writes JOHN WILKINSON....
Investors are more pessimistic about the current share market outlook than financial advisers, although both have growing expectations of a bear market, according to the ...
Less than 18 per cent of Navigator investors have made major changes to their investment portfolios over the past 12 months despite turmoil on global markets....
From its birth only three years ago, Matrix Financial Group has established a successful network of financial advisers. BARBARA MESSER reports....
My experience with Money Management began in 1993 when I walked into the offices of Australian Financial Press. I was an advertising executive who didn’t know the differe...
AN ALLIANCE of high-net-worth investors has launched a stinging criticism of the quality of the financial advice they receive and accused financial planners of being tain...
There is a saying that old advisers never die, they just re-write their life insurance policies....
Up to 160 of ING’s financial advisers remain uncertain about their future within the Dutch giant after it completed the restructure of its financial planning businesses w...
The pointy end of fund managers’ sales pitch to financial advisers - business development managers (BDMs) - have been cut down to a size by a new survey which labels them...
The back-to-basics push in Australia’s master trust industry is set to continue with the launch last week by ING Australia of its OneAnswer platform....
It is funny how often things come full circle in the financial services industry. The latest example is what can be increasingly seen as a trend amongst Australia’s major...
The back-to-basics push in Australia’s master trust industry is set to continue with the launch this week by ING Australia of its OneAnswer platform....
Fund of funds investment vehicles continue to gain investor dollars and adviser support as each seek easier ways to invest. However, MARK KNIGHT questions whether the fun...
Having established that the Australian Financial Services (AFS) licence application process is simply too hard for your average financial planner, the Australian Securiti...
The succession dilemma is more than just a matter of commitments.This isn’t simply about younger vs. older advisers. It’...
Significant ethical issues there. If a relationship is in the process of breaking down then both parties are likely to b...
It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...