In this year’s Federal Budget, the Government has announced specific measures which will benefit women including changes to Paid Parental Leave....
BT has appointed Kathryn Cosentino from Insignia Financial as its head of product management for its platform business, effective from 4 May....
The name change decision by the Stockbrokers and Financial Advisers Association was about highlighting the profession rather than a decision to distance itself from the a...
Several AMP managers have moved this week with HSBC Asset Management hiring its listed infrastructure equity team and Maple-Brown Abbott hiring away two small-cap manager...
The percentage of candidates who passed February’s financial adviser exam, the first one under the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, has fallen to 32.4%. ...
Financial planning firms with clients with fees above $3,000 are the most attractive buying target currently but advisers could be forced to accept a lower price if they ...
Women are 20% more likely than men to trust financial advice from family and friends, according to research by Global Prime, while young men are more likely to be followi...
The organisation would now be known as the Stockbrokers and Investment Advisers Association as not all of its members provided financial advice....
The idea that interest rates would remain low forever was ‘blue pill thinking’ by the market, according to Spheria, and lacked focus on the fundamentals. ...
The regulator’s guidance on ‘finfluencers’ is welcome but more needs to be done to protect consumers, according to Stockspot, including banning them from product commissi...
AMP has settled on two court proceedings: one class action which affected superannuation members and a second regarding insurer policies. ...
ASIC has released the results of the latest adviser exam, with August’s pass mark improving on the sitting from a year ago. ...
The inquiry into the collapse of Dixon Advisory and broader wealth management companies by the Senate economics references committee will not be re-adopted. ...
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...