Crowe Horwath has appointed four new principals to its team, reinforcing its consulting services for small to medium enterprises (SMEs) and larger corporates....

Asteron-owned dealer group Guardian Financial Planning has changed its name to Guardian Advice as part of a broader rebrand, and will reposition itself as a risk-focused ...

Financial planners and paraplanners remain an ongoing hotspot of demand as the wealth management industry continues to battle candidate shortages, according to the latest...

Financial planning fees are the most commonly mentioned barrier to consumers taking up financial advice, according to CoreData's latest mystery shopping exercise conducte...

Elixir Consulting has launched a follow-up survey to its Adviser Pricing Models Research which looks at obstacles and methods used by financial planners in creating a fee...

The market has delivered a 9 per cent increase in dividends to investors this reporting season, according to data released by Russell Investments' high dividend and high ...

Business capacity for global reinsurers remains strong in Australia and New Zealand despite the losses from the 2010/11 natural catastrophes, according to Aon Benfield's ...

Almost half of financial planners have received soft dollar benefits from businesses other than their dealer group, but only 7 per cent were given incentives valued over ...

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Westpac has launched its first virtual financial planning service, which would allow customers in remote locations to gain access to Sydney-based financial planners via a...