The payments made by product providers and investment platforms - otherwise known as volume bonuses and shelf space fees - are beginning to be questioned, but rebates at ...

Advice firms claim there has been a sharp decline in the quality of technical advice by product providers in the wake of staff cuts, even to the point of exposing them to...

CBRE providing investment services for fund; financial crisis creating opportunities for investors....

DAVID WHITTEN explores the long short investment universe....

In a submission to the Rippoll inquiry respected financial planner Neil Kendall has hit out against substantial "hidden incentives" paid to Australian financial services ...

Colonial First State has again walked away with the top ranking in the annual Wealth Insights Service Level Survey....

Uses cash for acquisitions, expanding associated financial planning businesses and distribution channels....

There’s still more to say when it comes to forecasts, timing the market and financial advisers, says MICHAEL DALE....

In recent years advisers have been encouraged to move to 'paperless offices' and platform providers have actively pushed dealer groups to store their client data on the s...

Count Financial has revealed a further decline in funds under management in the face of continuing market volatility but has also foreshadowed further acquisitions....

The latest Investment Trends Platform report has seen Avanteos named the top platform for the third year in a row, but the research also reveals a platform industry hit h...

Plan B's acquisition of Strategic Financial Management has delivered a positive look to the Group's March quarter but underlying FUM has declined further....

The fallout from the financial crisis has hit platforms hard, with funds under administration and their bottom lines slumping dramatically. And as John Wilkinson reports,...

In the good times, revenue from platforms have been a strong source of income for dealer groups and advisers...