Another year, another clean slate? Not quite. Legislative overhang from 2001 is set to frame the trials and tribulations of the year ahead as the financial planning indus...
MLC will use intermediaries to distribute MLC Corporate Solutions rather than going direct to market as it has done in the past....
Morningstar Research has downgraded Rothschild Australia Asset Management (RAAM) from a four to a three star rating amid intense industry expectation of an announcement b...
In the first week of January ASIC has banned one financial adviser for a year and another two investment advisers for life, reconfirming its commitment in 2002 to protect...
By virtue of their role, the heads of dealer groups have access to a unique view of the financial services landscape, especially the area relating to financial planning a...
Van Eyk Research has placed a hold on Rothschild Australian Asset Management’s (RAAM) International Equities fund, going against decisions earlier in the week by both Ass...
After just three months in the number two job, UBS Asset Management has promoted Australian John Fraser to the position of global chief executive officer....
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) is cracking down on the practice of tenuous financial forecasting, with the release of a draft policy statemen...
Assirt Research has placed ING Investment Management’s small caps product on hold following the departure last week of ING’s two key small cap specialists....
AMP has launched Australia’s first on-line financial planning service, My Plan, catering for both the do it yourself (DIY) market and financial planners....
ASIC has released the results of the latest adviser exam, with August’s pass mark improving on the sitting from a year ago. ...
AMP has settled on two court proceedings: one class action which affected superannuation members and a second regarding insurer policies. ...
The inquiry into the collapse of Dixon Advisory and broader wealth management companies by the Senate economics references committee will not be re-adopted. ...
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...