The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and the Australian Consumers' Association (ACA) will engage in a survey of the financial planning industry des...

The UK subsidiary of Australian financial services group Challenger International has been granted a licence by the UK’s Financial Services Authority (FSA) to bring its i...

Life insurance group Lumley has launched a new critical illness product in an effort to tackle the issue of the rising costs of trauma insurance....

AXA retail funds and superannuation marketing national manager Mick O’Brien has become the group’s new chief investment officer (CIO) after AXA decided to combine the rol...

A recent survey by financial services software specialist Esprit Information Technology has found technology is not always a solution for many financial services industry...

The Westpac Banking Corporation is believed to be preparing to launch a new financial planning dealer group that will be staffed exclusively by independent financial advi...

Asgard is seeking to access and support up to 15 dealer groups with at least $20 million under administration who are interested in entering the corporate superannuation ...

The financial planning industry in the UK could be about to undergo one of the most significant reforms in its history after the Financial Services Authority, the industr...

The speculation surrounding a funds management partner for ANZ has been resolved with the group announcing that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with ING to fo...

In any service industry there will always be those who feel they have a need to complain. However while complaints are not exactly the most celebrated yardstick for succe...

There are a number of forces, which will combine to recreate the wealth management Industry. These forces are so powerful that they may lead the wealth management industr...

Professional Investment Services (PIS) has made the first concrete move of its expansion plans in Singapore with the acquisition of the 195 member strong agency sales for...

Geoff Rimmer is not your typical managing director. Sure he has the towering sky-scraper office building in Sydney’s CBD, a keen business sense and good head for figures....

There is a future role for advisers specialising in risk products as many financial planners do not sell risk products, this creates opportunities for risk advisers to be...