The Investment and Financial Services Association has called for a more concerted effort by the industry and government to export Australia’s financial services capabilit...
The Finance Industry Council of Australia (FICA) has thrown its support behind a new Business Checklist for Commonwealth Regulatory Proposals, established as part of an A...
Brian Bissaker has been appointed chief executive of Colonial First State, replacing John Pearce, who resigned earlier this month to take up a position in Hong Kong....
The Investment and Financial Services Association has made a submission to the Government expressing its view that no additional regulatory measures are needed in relatio...
ING’s product line-up now reflects the importance of stay-at-home parents, with an increased maximum sum insured of $1.5 million for its total and permanent disability (T...
The Investment and Financial Services Association has released a substantially revised version of its industry standards, starting with its code of ethics and code of con...
The Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer, Chris Pearce, has indicated that a significant degree of consumer education is needed before the large number of legacy prod...
Australia is confronted by a shortage of financial planners capable of leading to spiralling levels of remuneration, according to the executive director of the Investment...
The Association of Financial Advisers is preparing to launch its own version of the Financial Planning Association’s Certified Financial Planner designation....
The Financial Planning Association has released a checklist of regulatory requirements to assist members when advising clients on superannuation switching....
In a move Asteron believes is market leading, the insurer will increase its maximum sum insured for total and permanent disability insurance to $300 million from February...
The Investment and Financial Services Association has broadly welcomed a proposal by the Parliamentary Secretary to the Federal Treasurer, Chris Pearce, to introduce a $1...
Interesting. Would be good to know the details of the StrategyOne deal....
It’s astonishing to see the FAAA now pushing for more advisers by courting "career changers" and international recruits,...
increased professionalism within the industry - shouldn't that say, FAR register almost halving in the last 24 months he...