Charles Schwab has had its eye on Australia’s financial market place for the past two years, it was revealed yesterday....

Male and female financial planners are perceived as two distinct groups by the Australian public, according to a National Australia bank (NAB) survey....

Lifeplan Financial Group has begun discussions with two fund managers with a view to a merger or acquisition within the next few months. ...

Arthur Andersen has unveiled a new financial planning arm offering fee-for-service charging for clients....

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) will next month roll out an initiative to assist principal industry members in areas of compliance and professional standards....

Ian Heraud will replace Ray Griffin as principal member representative on the Financial Planning Association (FPA) board, when Griffin steps down as chairman next month....

Australia’s first account aggregation or screen scraping service has hit a snag....

AXA has signed a deal with US-based accountants Grant Thornton to offer financial planning services to its business clients....

The financial planning industry has become one of Australia’s most sought after industries for employment, according to the latest Morgan & Banks job index....

The US economy is facing the prospect of a hard landing in the near future, according to State Street Global Advisors’ UK chief investment officer Alan Brown....