Practice management can mean the difference between having an efficient or sloppy planning business. KATE KACHOR reports on what the industry considers the best and worst...
AMP’s wholly owned external financial planning dealer group, Hillross Financial, has today launched an ambitious recruitment drive in an effort to double the number of it...
The Strategist Group is looking to immediately enlist another 30 financial planning or accounting groups to its network of self-managed super fund (SMSF) specialists, the...
The influence of large scale financial institutions in the financial advice market shows no signs of abating. GEORGE LIONDIS reports on Money Management’s second annual l...
Oasis Asset Management is pushing further into the wrap and master trust outsourcing arena after signing its fourth partnership deal and making no secret about being in t...
Paul Resnik Consulting Group (PCRG) and Abacus Leading Solutions have launched a joint venture in recruitment for the wealth management area of the financial services ind...
Financial services group Tower Trust is preparing to open three new offices and more than double its business development team in a bullish move designed to boost its nat...
Assirt Research has placed ING Investment Management’s small caps product on hold following the departure last week of ING’s two key small cap specialists....
While the Supreme Court case between Morningstar Inc and Graham Rich could be seen as the pinnacle in the whole eventful saga, the truth of the matter is much is still ye...
Royal and SunAlliance Financial Services (RSAFS) will add a further dealer group to its distribution capabilities with the launch of its newest group, Guardian Financial ...
While the employment market in other sectors, including parts of financial services, is looking decidedly grim in the face of a slowing world economy and the after effect...
Professional Investment Services (PIS) accounting arm Professional Accounting Limited (PAL) has cancelled a planned acquisition and expansion after failing to secure adeq...
Few providers of back office services to financial planners would disagree that they occupy the less glamorous side of the investment advice industry, toiling away in the...
The September quarter result for financial services group HP JDV has been dragged down by its wealth management division, with the group recording a before tax loss of $4...
Professional Investment Services (PIS) has signed 200 financial planners and life brokers in the past 12 months from more than 15 dealer groups Australia, with expansion ...
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...