The Financial Planning Association (FPA) will continue to push for the introduction of choice of superannuation fund legislation after releasing a report showing that 71 ...
AM Corporation’s Boutique Australian Equities Fund has been restructured after Wallara Asset Management and Contango Asset Management were terminated....
Half of those working within the financial planning industry believe there is a crisis of investor confidence in the sector, according to a Securities Institute survey....
An industry veteran, Tom Collins’ influence in financial services has grown through sheer weight of experience....
Richard Gilbert has a reputation as a highly political animal, a man who revels in the political process of public policy....
The AXA owned Summit master trust has adjusted its investment manager weightings and launched a suite of new products and services....
FirstChoice, Colonial First State’s flagship master trust, has reached the $1.4 billion mark in funds under administration within six months of its launch....
FINANCIAL advisers will not need to disclose commission on risk products thanks to the lobbying efforts of the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA)....
AUSTRALIAN mortgage trusts are investing an increasing proportion of their funds in cash due to the current down market, meaning investors are being hit with lower than e...
International briefs – October 31, 2002...


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...