Client data is the lifeblood of an adviser’s business and any loss can be catastrophic in the long term....
Orchard Funds Management has cut the unit price on its Diversity Property Fund by 42 per cent to just 75 cents....
Aviva freezes staff numbers and salaries but is hoping to avoid redundancies based on the continuing strength of its risk business....
FICS judgement reinforces need for personal due diligence. ...
Troubled manager takes new tack....
Lack of understanding will see relationships flounder....
Advisers pay too little attention to structuring of insurance....
But expect more volatility in the short-term....
Move to counter poor equity returns....
And it's not as hard as it looks....


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....
ASIC has banned a Melbourne-based financial adviser who gave inappropriate advice to his clients including false and misleading Statements of Advice....
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...