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...
Australian retirees could increase their projected annual incomes by as much as 51 per cent through comprehensive financial advice, according to a Vanguard study, but cos...
After last month’s surprise hold, the Reserve Bank of Australia has announced its latest interest rate decision....
Libby Roy has been appointed as an independent non-executive director on the board of AZ NGA....
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...
So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...