In its push for greater professionalism among its members, the Mortgage and Finance Association of Australia has ceased the membership of 1,500 brokers who failed to meet...
Eight practices join the Titanium dealer group, bringing its total to 33....
Reverse mortgage products are attracting a new breed of strategic senior borrowers who are proving the industry’s naysayers wrong, argues MARTIN LYNCH....
BENJAMIN LEVY reports on the growing use of reverse mortgages to shore up diminishing client wealth....
Considering that the baby boomer generation will retire within the next 10 years and their superannuation investments have plunged, they may have no choice but to turn to...
Money Management's round table at the Investment and Financial Services Association conference also considered the future of Australia's Superannuation Guarantee. ...
Professional Investment Services has appointed the final member of its new-look management team, with Kelly Wyman joining as group general manager, services....
Samuel David Saunders of Orange in New South Wales, a former director of several companies, has pleaded guilty to three counts of obtaining money by false or misleading s...
In the final part of their series on the risks of margin lending, PAUL RESNIK and PETER WORCESTER conclude that planners need to stress test a client’s portfolio in order...
MCCA Asset Management has launched a shariah-compliant retail managed investment mortgage fund, with clients able to invest as little as $500. The fund is believed to be ...
The financial services industry is faced with a considerable unknown regarding the future of the bank deposit guarantee, according to IFSA deputy chief John O'Shaughnessy...
A significant fall in funds under management and income in Challenger Financial's funds management business, as well as investment losses in its life business, has contri...
Banned from providing financial services for six years on matters relating to the operation of a private mortgage investment business....
Acquisitive NAB picks up Challenger mortgage management business in a transaction valued at $385 million....
Acquisition includes PLAN, Choice and FAST as well as multi-brand white label capability for $385 million....
This verdict highlights something deeply wrong and rotten at the heart of the FSCP. We are witnessing a heavy-handed, op...
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,...