Professional Investment Services had a rough ride throughout the global financial crisis. Lucinda Beaman spoke with chief executive Robbie Bennetts about the company’s fu...
The group's latest financial results reveal the extent to which the company suffered during the financial crisis....
One of Australia's few remaining large, non-institutionally owned advice groups is courting four potential institutional equity partners or owners....
Dealer groups with a mission to grow should be cautious of the risks larger planner numbers have on compliance, Avenue Capital Management director of compliance Mark Lewi...
There need to be more restrictions placed on the types of products and strategies planners can advise on based on their level of accreditation: Grahame Evans....
According to the results of a recent shadow shop, consumers steer away from in-house bank planners when it comes to financial advice....
New system will allow payment of fees by a range of methods from credit card through to direct debit....
Dealer groups recently added to the ASX Find a Planner site include Avenue Capital, FMD Financial and Magnitude. The Association of Independently Owned Financial Planners...
Dealer groups are preparing for changes in the financial services industry by looking to platform and fund ownership as a way to take planner and licensee remuneration in...
Professional Investment Services will draw on a $17 million fund it created in 2007 to cater for claims made against the company from Westpoint investors....
Professional Investment Services has been ordered to pay $5.9 million to Westpoint investors....
Professional Investment Services (PIS) is considering placing a cap on the commissions its advisers can receive for recommending investment products....
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has launched civil action on behalf of Westpoint investors against advisory firm Brighton Hall Securities....
A preference for dealing with high-net-worth clients may see some financial planners miss out on securing the valuable next generation of clients, particularly if mortgag...
National mortgage broking company Refund Home Loans has entered into a joint venture with PIS under which it will offer the group's financial products to its existing cli...
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,...
increased professionalism within the industry - shouldn't that say, FAR register almost halving in the last 24 months he...