CommInsure has appointed the head of its Queensland sales team, Tony Smith, as head of national accounts....
Using direct property within a balanced SMSF portfolio could help manage longevity risk by providing good returns with lower volatility, according to Charter Hall and Str...
The solution to the fees and commissions debate doesn't have to be an either/or scenario....
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank has brought its various wealth management services together under the single brand of Bendigo Wealth Management....
Paul Harding-Davis has been appointed to take over from the retiring Helen Bridgewood as general manager of Premium Wealth Management....
A range of changes to the tax system governing managed investment trusts (MITs) has been pushed back a year to 1 July, 2012....
The current exemption of financial planners from the tax agent services regime has been extended to 30 June, 2012....
AXA Australia has launched a third round of its Risk Learning Program, which is aimed at helping risk advisers with their technical skills and client engagement....
Investors should have a good reason to start up a self-managed super fund (SMSF) and have a significant starting balance. Otherwise, they should be in an industry or reta...
Standard & Poor's Fund Services has placed the UBS Australian Small Companies fund 'on hold' due to uncertainties about the make up of its team....
After last month’s surprise hold, the Reserve Bank of Australia has announced its latest interest rate decision....
Libby Roy has been appointed as an independent non-executive director on the board of AZ NGA....
A professional year supervisor has been banned for five years after advice provided by his provisional relevant provider was deemed to be inappropriate, the first time th...
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...
So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...