ING Australia has completed revamping its sales and distribution management structure, which it flagged last year, with the aim of sharpening its focus on specific advise...
HFA Asset Management has launched two new funds - the HFA International Shares Fund and the HFA Australian Shares Fund - into the retail market targeting investors seekin...
Colonial First State’s exclusive retail relationship with Peter Morgan’s 452 Capital may be reduced by the latter’s decision to launch its own listed investment company (...
Former Zurich Financial Services head of life risk Michael Harrison has set up his own consultancy, Strategies+plus, to provide succession planning advice to the industry...
Professional Investment Services (PIS) has appointed former Sealcorp national sales manager Matthew Dell to the role of New South Wales state manager, replacing Adrian As...
Macquarie Bank has entered exclusive negotiations with Dutch bank ING Group over plans to acquire the latter’s Asian equity business – a variety of equity sales, trading ...
AXA-owned ipac has launched a new dealer group – Monere Financial Planning – into the adviser market with the aim of targeting external advisers wanting to focus on provi...
Colonial First State will meet its FirstChoice competitors head-on following the augmentation of its sales capabilities in preparation of the platform’s May scheduled enh...
Zurich Financial Services Australia has boosted its risk insurance capabilities with the conclusion of a round of appointments including that of national underwriting man...
Superannuation assets rose 3.2 per cent to reach just shy of $550 billion at the end of the September quarter 2003, according to the Australian Prudential Regulation Auth...


AMP has agreed in principle to settle an advice and insurance class action that commenced in 2020 related to historic commission payment activity. ...
Advice firms are increasing their base salaries by as much as $50k to attract talent, particularly seeking advisers with a portable book of clients, but equity offerings ...
ASIC has released the results of the latest financial adviser exam, held in November 2025....
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...