Nearly four out of five financial planners feel confident enough about using the Internet to perform online transactions for their clients, according to a Colonial First ...
The person in charge of Norwich’s acquisitions of Portfolio Partners and Paladin in Australia has taken up the top job at AMP’s UK finanical services operations....
Financial planners are steering away from self managed super funds (SMSFs), due to a lack of confidence about advising on the sector, according to Strategist Group di-rec...
Rod Hand is set to take over the reigns as head of Australian equities at National Asset Management (NAM), following the promotion of Stephen Hiscock...
While the explosion of information has led to more savvy clients, the role of the adviser is still crucial. Kate Kachor finds that education is about information, present...
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) will announce a replacement for former FPA chief executive officer, Michael McKenna, in early October, according to FPA Chairman ...
Exchange-traded funds will soon hit the Australian market, following an agreement made yesterday between Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) and international invest-ment man...
FORMER insurance and superannuation agent, Ivan Thomas Merlin of Ballarat, has been sentenced to six months imprisonment, after being charged with larceny and charges rel...
MACQUARIE Bank has become one of the first local financial services providers to provide screen scraping facilities with the rollout of a Web site to customers....


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....
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...