IOOF has appointed ING head of funds management distribution Jarrod Brown as its new general manager for retail funds management....
Sealcorp chief executive Ian Knox has stepped down from the job after more than four years in charge, extending a string of departures from St George owned businesses....
Financial planning software provider IWL will roll out further services with the addition of a risk tolerance testing tool and an online training service for financial pl...
Colonial First State has suffered a series of large outflows in key retail funds which has been masked by the success of FirstChoice which has shown record growth rocketi...
The BT Financial Group has struck a deal with six dealer groups renewing agreements to provide them with its wrap platform for a period of five years....
Platinum Asset Management and Macquarie Wrap Solutions have resolved a brief but public dispute after Platinum moved to withdraw its funds from the latter’s platform inve...
Financial advisers do not need to gain extra qualifications to advise on self-managed super funds (SMSFs), apart from the requirements of the Financial Services Reform Ac...
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has announced the appointment of Kerrie Kelly as its new chief executive....
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has embarked on a disclosure campaign with a specific focus on soft dollar as part of its effort to improve professional standard...
Professional Investment Services (PIS) has struck a deal with St George to offer banking services through the dealer group’s financial planning offices....


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....
BlackRock Australia plans to launch a Bitcoin ETF later this month, wrapping the firm’s US-listed version which is US$85 billion in size....
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...