IOOF has indicated that it would tackle the issue of demutualisation, if its members should vote in favour of the proposal in April or May next year....

Life advisers are still a major force in planning and despite the impact of industry change their numbers have not declined. Simon Segal examines who held fast in the pas...

An examination of the Money Management Top 100 dealer’s survey rankings would suggest that the industry has shifted from a time of deals and jockeying for position to a t...

Australian Unity has wrapped up the last financial year in a healthy state revealing that it made a record profit of $43 million based on good performance from its health...

The Insurance and Savings Ombudsman (ISO) has hit out at a New Zealand financial services firm, accusing it of undermining the credibility of its scheme in order to avoid...

Financial services group Harts Australasia may have left the financial services industry reeling in the past week with news of its collapse, however, it appears that the ...

The introduction of new privacy rules in December still holds uncertainty for parts of the industry, as ground rules are yet to be laid. Mike Taylor looks at the effects ...

One of the most difficult parts of the job that financial planners do is helping their clients to plan for the consequences of their death. It is safe to assume that most...

AM Corporation has won the tender to manage the Optus employee superannuation fund beating out seven other contenders to manage the 9000 member fund....

Royal and SunAlliance Financial Services has boosted its Queensland presence with the addition of three new business development managers operating out of the state and t...

Life insurance inflows grew by five per cent in the 12 months to the end of June, buoyed by a thriving individual superannuation investment market according to the latest...

Fund Managers are caught in relationship crossfire. The demand for greater performance and transparency is gathering momentum. Consumers and key players in the food chain...

Financial services consolidator Stockford will rollout its own financial services referral group next month, despite the groups latest loss of more than $5 million in hal...

Small dealer groups will be the fastest-growing sector of financial planning in the next five years, says industry commentator Tom Collins....