AMP has announced a further 1900 job cuts from its troubled UK Financial Services arm, mostly from the ranks of its financial planners, at the same time as details of chi...

The Elm Financial Services dealer group has struck a deal with the Adviser Ratings group that could see all of its advisers issued with a ranking from the newly launched ...

Centrestone Wealth Management, the business created by Robert Keavney, Malcolm Turnbull and Michael Pillemer, has made its first purchase of planners bringing onboard Kei...

The Deakin Financial Services group has indicated that it will record a loss in the current financial year as it looks to bed down an ambitious growth strategy....

An industry veteran, Tom Collins’ influence in financial services has grown through sheer weight of experience....

If you need proof the last year was dominated by regulatory and industry issues, look no further than Joe Nowak....

The deal between IWL and Sanford was cemented further yesterday with the former increasing its stake in the latter to just under 20 per cent....

Australia’s anti-money laundering agency, Austrac, has taken the step to recognise financial planners as legitimate ‘professionals’....

Leading agribusiness group Great Southern Plantations has taken out a special professional indemnity (PI) insurance policy to cover financial planners wanting to recommen...

FirstChoice, Colonial First State’s flagship master trust, has reached the $1.4 billion mark in funds under administration within six months of its launch....

International briefs – October 31, 2002...

The Monitor Money planning group will shift from its current investment platform, Assure, over to Summit after AXA senior management gave the deal its approval....

SEPARATELY managed account (SMA) provider Direct Portfolio will move beyond its direct investor approach and seek financial planners who are willing to use the product wi...

The opportunity to take an equity stake is one of the most important features advisers look for when choosing a master trust or wrap. But could it leave the financial pla...