Westpac and Rothschild Australia Asset Management will combine their funds management businesses to form a new organisation, following the announcement yesterday of Westp...
Morningstar Australia has today announced that it will close its Brisbane office as part of its strategy to consolidate the business under one roof....
The tools and resources available to assist financial planners to refocus or redefine their target market are limited. But as <caps>Fiona Moore</caps> reports, building r...
When Greg Perry announced his departure from CFS, DOMINIC McCORMICK says a vintage exhibition of marketing muscle and finesse left many research houses dancing to the inv...
Regulation of financial planning industries around the world is getting tougher, a reaction to both past mistakes and the opportunity to lift standards in the future. FIO...
Recently on a flight, I found myself sitting next to a couple also on their way back home to Airlie Beach, near Mackay. Striking up a conversation, I found they had moved...
The new chief executive of the Securities Institute, Brian Salter, will look to create alliances with other industry associations in an attempt to position the institute ...
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has passed a special resolution to recognise the contribution made by non-financial planners to the association....
Australian Skandia has introduced three new investments to its fund line-up for both the Skandia Global Investment Solutions and Skandia Global Wholesale Solutions produc...
Deakin Financial Services Group has undergone a major capital raising exercise to fund its plans for an increased presence nationally....
AMP has settled on two court proceedings: one class action which affected superannuation members and a second regarding insurer policies. ...
ASIC has released the results of the latest adviser exam, with August’s pass mark improving on the sitting from a year ago. ...
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...