Norwich Union could soon introduce additional life insurance products to its Navigator platform after noting a recent resurgence in market demand for these previously out...
Hunter Hall Investment Management has undergone a staff reshuffle with the appointment of a new chief investment officer and the resignation of one investment analyst and...
Targeting ethnic markets has yielded dividends for some planners, but, as Ben Abbott writes, the days of segmenting clients by cultural background may be coming to an end...
Managers in European funds management markets who did not manage to adapt to volatile markets over the past three years suffered most according to financial information p...
Sanford Securities has appointed two top IWL staffers to its board of directors following the success of IWL’s pursuit for a majority stake in the broking group....
The International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) is a step closer to introducing an international standard for financial planning to Australia that would require ...
A restricted definition for the terms ‘financial planner’ and ‘financial adviser’ would protect consumers from shonky operators pretending to be financial planners, accor...
Perpetual James Fielding has launched its first fund - a wholesale property securities fund - following the creation of the joint-venture by Perpetual Trustees and the Ja...
Ex-head of financial services at St George Bank, Paul Kofod, will join Commonwealth Bank as Head of Private Banking....
Perennial Investment Partners has been given a poor rating by research house Morningstar due mainly to the fund manager’s continued “sub-par returns” over the medium to l...


ASIC has canceled the AFSL of Sydney-based asset consultant and research firm....
ASIC has banned a Melbourne-based financial adviser for eight years over false and misleading statements regarding clients’ superannuation investments....
ASIC has banned a Melbourne-based financial adviser who gave inappropriate advice to his clients including false and misleading Statements of Advice....
The succession dilemma is more than just a matter of commitments.This isn’t simply about younger vs. older advisers. It’...
Significant ethical issues there. If a relationship is in the process of breaking down then both parties are likely to b...
It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...