1 February 2010 | Tom Collins argues the introduction of a fiduciary duty for financial advisers is overdue.
23 September 2009 | As the Ripoll Inquiry probes deeper into some of the failures in the financial planning industry, the Association of Financial Advisers has urged greater planner focus on client risk tolerance.
09:50 AM | Court action against a legal adviser has broken new ground which the Australian Securities and Investments Commission suggests has implications for all those giving advice.
8 July 2009 | Aviva has appointed five fund managers to the separately managed account facility it will launch on its Navigator platform in September.
17 June 2009 | A quarter of financial advisers select managed funds for their clients on the basis of FUM inflows into the fund, according to a survey by BDM Direct.
8 April 2009 | Most financial advice firms in Australia are sufficiently profitable to ride out the current market downturn, according to Terry Bell, director of financial planning researcher Business Health.
24 March 2009 | Young advisers need to develop communication skills to talk about insurance with their clients.
6 March 2009 | Advisers must use the global financial crisis as a chance to educate Australians about a healthy super balance at their retirement and encourage them to take an active interest in their super.
4 February 2009 | Ran financial services company without AFSL.
3 February 2009 | Financial challenges catalyst to address succession.
09:45 AM | Will develop co-branded product with revenue sharing agreement.
24 September 2008 | The most successful are those that are properly defined and disclosed.
17 September 2008 | CommInsure jumps five places to market leader in stand-alone and master trust adviser driven new sales among financial advisers this year.
5 August 2008 | Appointment to further planned Australian expansion.
20 May 2008 | New FPA report drives home the ‘value of advice’ message.
7 February 2008 | Three more acquisitions.
30 January 2008 | Tax Commissioner outlines changes.
7 January 2008 | Super tax implications.
21 November 2007 | Professional financial advice playing a crucial role.
5 November 2007 | ING survey results.
31 August 2007 | Planners reveal their reasons for not using industry super funds.
8 August 2007 | Free trial of new online life insurance quotation service.
10 July 2007 | ING refocuses its corporate superannuation strategy.
9 July 2007 | AMP Financial Planning reveals growth strategy.
20 June 2007 | The parent companies of Sentry Financial Services and Epic Adviser Solutions have signed a heads of agreement to bring the two licensees together under one dealer group, Sentry Group Australia.