John Hamer, the head of master trust services at Challenger, has left the business after the first round of restructuring took place at the group in line with announcemen...
Commonwealth Financial Solutions (CFS) and the Colonial Master Fund have suffered an embarrassing breach in the security of their files when a number of clients with the ...
InvestorWeb Research has recommended just four small companies managers in its annual review of the sector with AMP, Equity Trustees - SG Hiscock, Invesco and Portfolio P...
It took less than a week and hardly gave anyone time to ask where he would appear next but Chris Cuffe is back in the saddle having taken on the role of chief executive w...
The road to the proposed merger of Challenger International (CLI) and CPH Investment Corp caps off a busy year for CLI which has bought and sold a broking operation, spli...
Active international investment does not deserve its poor reputation according to Intech Financial Services who have revealed that the median specialist international sha...
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has fired a pre-emptive salvo ahead of the release of the Australian Consumer’s Association (ACA) report on the quality of financ...
The Financial Planning Association will make a concerted effort to deal with the thorny issue of disclosure with 17 separate projects set for action this year....
Deakin Financial Services Group has begun the year on a high note with the appointment of the groups 150th adviser as well as announcing the launch date for its own wrap ...
Count Wealth Accountants has signed with Australian Skandia to make use of the group’s platform which it plans to formally launch in mid February....


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...