The Government’s review of financial services external dispute resolution has revealed overwhelming industry support for a last resort compensation scheme....

Financial advisory firm, Profile Financial Services, has backed growth with two new senior appointments....

HLB Mann Judd has established a debt advisory arm in a joint venture with former St George Bank executive, James Macfarlane....

Digital wealth management provider, Quantifeed, has looked to regional expansion with key Hong Kong and Australian appointments....

ANZ has announced the exit of its Asian retail and wealth businesses in a sale to Singapore’s DBS Bank....

Kharen Kaleda from Avant Garde Financial Services was the Financial Planner of the Year at the 2016 Women in Financial Services Awards....

Patricia Garcia from WB Financial Bowen Hills was crowned the Rising Star at the 2016 Women in Financial Services Awards....

Lana Clark from Elixir Consulting was the Mentor of the Year at the 2016 Women in Financial Services Awards. ...

Marionne MacRitchie has successfully garnered widespread support from the financial services industry to continue her pro-bono work in East Timor through her Emerge Found...

ClearView looks to expand its IFA channel on the back of Sony Life taking a 14.9 per cent stake in the company....

The Government’s creation of an independent standards body will alter the dynamics of the financial planning industry and create a new hierarchy. ...

Mike Taylor writes that ASIC must deal in the complex realities of insurance claims handling, not the headline-making perceptions....

Helping clients identify financial goals and helping them create a plan to achieve them is significantly more likely to alleviate financial stress, Vicki Doyle writes....

Financial planner performance should be rated and cross checked against a market benchmark as part of moves to mandate professional standards for planners....