As market conditions continue to fluctuate and financial planners feel the pressure, a positioning strategy paves the way for strong growth. Chris Dionne talks to Melinda...
Associated Planners Financial Services (APFS) has continued with an impressive recruitment drive signing up 16 firms from its rivals and in the process growing its base t...
Assirt Research has named Kathleen Cave as its new head of ratings filling the position left empty since the departure of John Parrish in July last year....
Deakin Financial Services Group has opened a new sales and administration office in Brisbane as part of its strategy to provide local, visible and accessible support for ...
Westpac head of financial planning and advice Brett Himbury left the group last Friday amid news that a new wealth management distribution role would be created within th...
The proposed meeting between a number of small dealer groups in Sydney next month has been postponed after concerns regarding the direction and nature of a proposed natio...
The ASIC/ACA survey reflected the reality that our industry and profession is undergoing a process of dumbing down, says Rob Keavney....
Perpetual Investments has promoted a number of its equities analysts to senior roles as part of an increase in their money management responsibilities. ....
Rob Prugue has resigned from his position as director and head of asset consulting with van Eyk Research to take on the role of senior executive with Lazard Asset Managem...
BRIDGES Personal Investment Services has signalled that it will be pursuing a major growth strategy over the next 18 months, aiming to build its planner numbers to 200, w...
Schroder Investment Management Australia has appointed Adrian Whittingham to the role of business development manager (BDM)....
The Wilson HTM group is set to stay on the acquisition trail it started with the purchase of BNP Paribas’ Australian asset management business, confirming it is currently...
LOWELL Flinders, the dealer group headed up by long-standing industry figure and former Financial Planning Association (FPA) chair John Godfrey, is seeking to expand and ...
Two years on since the deals were struck, ‘golden handcuff’ incentive payouts to keep staff on board are drawing to a close, re-highlighting the challenge companies face ...
The subtle changes currently being made to the Hillross/AMP model reflects a repositioning of the value propositions of both businesses. GEORGE LIONDIS reports on what is...
So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...
Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...
Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...