Inflows to managed funds are expected to grow at between 5 and 10 per cent a year over the next two to three years, according to a new KPMG report into the wealth managem...
Competition is driving platform fees down and it’s advisers who are feeling the pinch, writes John Wilkinson....
The merger of SAI and TeysMcMahon has seen both parties bring complementary skills to the table – and more than double their funds under management. John Wilkinson report...
Payments received by financial planners for using master trusts and wrap platforms are set to come under increasing scrutiny, with two key industry bodies close to signin...
The financial planning practice of high profile adviser Dominic Alafaci has struck a joint venture deal with Ipac Securities, creating a new offshoot, Collins House Finan...
Promina owned Tyndall Investment Management has accelerated its push into the retail space, unveiling plans to open a Melbourne office in January next year....
Skandia has reported a strong rise in funds flowing through its platform, Skandia One, and is aiming to maintain this growth to push it beyond $5 billion by 2006, chief e...
Financial planners will have to take greater care with the auditing of their company accounts, with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) warning th...
The overwhelming majority of Australian companies - including financial planning businesses - do not have plans in place to deal with a major disruption to their operatio...
IOOF is refusing to rule out hitting the acquisition trail – given it is debt-free and has $70 million in the bank – but stresses it won’t be making any rash decisions an...
Commonwealth Bank has formally dropped to zero advisers following LGT Crestone’s acquisition of its advice arm – some six years on from the Hayne royal commission. ...
ASIC has cancelled the AFSL of an advice firm associated with Shield and First Guardian collapses, and permanently banned its responsible manager. ...
ASIC has banned a former NSW adviser from providing advice for 10 years for investing at least $14.8 million into a cryptocurrency-based scam. ...
So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...
Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...
Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...