It’s the imponderable question, what do the wealthy want? JOHN WILKINSON asks those who should know – the private banks....
THERE currently exists a level of euphoria surrounding individually managed accounts (IMAs) in the Australian investment marketplace that is highly questionable....
INVESTOR Group has flagged the possibility of further acquisitions as part of its bid to make its Prescott brand a nationally recognised financial planning network after ...
Investor Group will forge ahead with plans to make Prescott a nationally recognised financial planning brand and penetrate the financial planning market in all Australian...
Like many financial planners, Wilson HTM financial planner Sonja Tetzke prides herself on her ability to manage clients’ investments. However, the difference between Tetz...
Back-office suppliers are gearing up for some busy times ahead as planners seek new ways to cut costs. JOHN WILKINSON looks at how back-office services are re-engineering...
Despite their low profile, insurance bonds can offer some real benefits, according to JENNIFER BROOKHOUSE, with investment and tax advantages....
One of the most watched issues in financial services has been member investment and funds choice when it comes to superannuation funds....
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) wants to see legislation for a national professional standards act put in place to solve the current professional indemnity (PI) ...
Consolidating overseas superannuation money has a reputation for being hard to expedite. FIONA MOORE reports on what the process involves and how it can provide your clie...
THE DEAL between the Snowball Group and financial planning and accountancy group Investment Taxation Specialists (ITS) has stalled....
The Senate Select Committee on Superannuation has reported its findings stating that the current system for taxing transfers from foreign superannuation was too heavy and...
THE main opposition groups to the Australian Taxation Office’s (ATO) crackdown on mass marketed tax effective schemes have combined to form a peak industry body in order ...
THE FEDERAL Government has succumbed to concerted industry pressure and agreed to amend the tax laws to remove an anomaly that threatened to ‘double-count’ people’s super...
Four years and 50 columns ago, TOM COLLINS first graced the pages of Money Management. Retracing his steps has led him to conclude that not too much has changed....
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,...