After a period of consolidation, platform experts are considering whether the market will now see the beginning of new entrants joining the space....
The declining volume of risk advisers meant KPMG has found a rising lapse rate for insurance policies arranged by independent financial advisers, particularly in the TPD ...
Colonial First State has added 25 managed accounts to its Edge platform from Atchison, Drummond and Russell Investments. ...
A strategic focus on advisers has seen inflows from financial advisers to AMP’s North platform increase by 17 per cent in Q3 but total platform net cashflow has declined ...
PSK Private Wealth has acquired Perth advice business Sage Financial Group as it expands its national footprint....
Morningstar is confident that if Perpetual achieves strong fund performance, it will be able to recover its share price and reassure investors’ doubt over the Pendal merg...
HUB24 has unveiled a new solution, which will be available from November, to allow the platform to meet the needs of its lower balance advised clients. ...
Diverger shareholder DMX Asset Management has described its proposed merger with Count as a “farcical” transaction, saying the offer price does not reflect the fair value...
Magellan is considering a conversion of the closed class units of its Magellan Global Fund into open ones in a bid to narrow its discount to NAV....
Having stepped down from Challenger, Steven Gregg has appointed to the board of Westpac as chairman-elect....
Despite the financial adviser exam being rooted in ethics, two professional year advisers believe the lack of support and transparency from the regulator around the exam ...
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....
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?...