The lead-up to financial year end is usually seen as a time of opportunity for financial advisers to revise tax strategies with their clients. Jeff Scott explains why it ...

Westpac has posted a solid six-month performance with wealth management making a key contribution....

Zurich is entertaining bids for Lonsec as it looks to exit ownership of the research and ratings house....

The Government has been warned of both cost and tax implications from banning all risk commissions within superannuation....

A ban on risk commissions within superannuation has been one of the main areas of concern resulting from the Government's FOFA package....

Amid the heated debate about standard definitions for general insurance, Tim Browne asks whether the same approach should be used in the life insurance arena....

The Federal Government’s Future of Financial Advice reforms have banned all risk commissions in super and volume rebates at the same time as imposing a two-year opt-in on...

New AFA research has confirmed FOFA risks escalating Australia's underinsurance problems....

The predicted rise in voluntary savings and superannuation in Australian households will come at the expense of life insurance policies, according to IBISWorld chairman P...

Inflows into the life insurance risk market grew 12.5 per cent in 2010, although new premium sales continued a pattern of marginal growth, according to Plan for Life rese...

What asset classes/product types does your firm include under the 'alternatives' label? Why? How many strategies/funds do you rate in each?...

PortfolioConstruction Forum, in association with Money Management, asked the research houses the following questions: What asset classes/product types does your firm incl...

The solution to the fees and commissions debate doesn't have to be an either/or scenario....

Suncorp chief executive warns of negative consumer impact of 'churn'....