The diversified fixed interest sector was this year characterised by an historically wide divergence in returns across its universe, which in turn drove the investment st...
The impact of the global downturn on revenue streams is driving advisers into alliances with dealer groups that offer an uncomplicated service and support offering, accor...
A minimum exposure to financials and commodities, resource stocks in particular, helped Platinum Asset Management take out the Global Equities (Long Short) category for i...
Perpetual Trustee Company has commenced legal proceedings against UK-based BNY Corporate Trustee Services over credit-linked notes issued by Mahogany Capital to 1,000 inv...
Many equity offerings to advisers by advice firms and dealer groups never materialise, according to Dennis Bashford, managing director of Brisbane-based dealer group Futu...
Soaring client demand for face-to-face meetings with advisers has resulted in a Melbourne-based advice firm imposing a fee for meetings beyond the number allotted in its ...
Advisers are increasingly diversifying into debt solution strategies to drive revenues in a dislocated market....
The successful bidders for up to 10,000 clients of collapsed dealer group Storm Financial are scheduled to be announced this Friday, according to Steve Prendeville, direc...
The intrinsically flawed value proposition of institutional dealer groups has left a generation of clients confused about the value of financial advice, according to Just...
The Finance Sector Union is in negotiations with the Association of Independently-Owned Financial Planners to appoint it as its preferred provider of financial planning s...
The RBA has handed down its much-anticipated rate decision, following widespread expectations of a close call....
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...
So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...
Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...
Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...