The Australian Bankers Association has called for greater clarity on what represents advice with respect to superannuation....
The CFP designation has become cemented as an industry benchmark....
AXA has defended the role of financial planning in superannuation, but it embraces UK proposals based on 'independent' and 'restricted' advisers....
AMP argues for changes to fund categorisation - a move that would eliminate the distinction between industry funds and retail master trusts....
Tuck-in transactions see WHK expand its ownership in Queensland and New Zealand....
BT Financial Group has called on the Cooper Review to make super portability an easier exercise for consumers....
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has launched civil action against the directors and companies involved in the collapse of the MFS group of companies....
The market for financial planning jobs is recovering slowly but remains well down on last year, with the recruitment efforts of AMP and the major banks confusing the issu...
NAB has completed its acquisition of 80.1 per cent of Goldman Sachs JBWere's private wealth management business....
The Commonwealth Banking Group has reported stronger inflows through the September quarter combined with solid insurance premium growth....
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...